near
[nɪr]
a. , , 似

ad. 接,

prep. 靠, 似

vt. 接, 走

vi. 接, 走

[] 期; 接



near
[ verb ]

1. move towards

<verb.motion> approach come near come on draw close draw near go up
We were approaching our destination
They are drawing near
The enemy army came nearer and nearer

[ adj ]

1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

<adj.all>
near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
she was close to tears
had a close call

[ adv ]

1. near in time or place or relationship

<adv.all>
as the wedding day drew near
stood near the door
don't shoot until they come near
getting near to the true explanation
her mother is always near
The end draws nigh
the bullet didn't come close
don't get too close to the fire

2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

<adv.all>
the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
he nearly fainted
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
most everyone agrees

[ adj ]

1. being on the left side

<adj.all>
the near or nigh horse is the one on the left
the animal's left side is its near or nigh side

2. closely resembling the genuine article

<adj.all>
near beer
a dress of near satin

3. giving or spending with reluctance

<adj.all>
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man

4. with or in a close or intimate relationship

<adj.all>
a good friend
my sisters and brothers are near and dear

5. very close in resemblance

<adj.all>
sketched in an approximate likeness
a near likeness

Near \Near\, prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship
sailed near the land. See the Note under {near}, a.


Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n
{Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.]
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.


Near \Near\, v. i.
To draw near; to approach.

A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it neared, and neared. --Coleridge.


Near \Near\, a. [Compar. {Nearer}; superl. {Nearest}.] [See
{Near}, adv.]
1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote;
close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. ``As one near
death.'' --Shak.

He served great Hector, and was ever near,
Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. --Dryden.

2. Closely connected or related.

She is thy father's near kinswoman. --Lev. xviii.
12.

3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose,
or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;
narrow[3]; as, a near escape; a near miss.

6. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted
States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near
ox; the near leg. See {Off side}, under {Off}, a.

7. Immediate; direct; close; short. ``The nearest way.''
--Milton.

8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]

Note: Near may properly be followed by to before the thing
approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the
adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition.
The same is also true of the word nigh.

Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present;
ready; intimate; familiar; dear.


Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h
nigh. See {Nigh}.]
1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.

My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.

2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.

Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.

3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.

{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.

{To come near to}, to want but little of; to approximate to.
``Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.''
--Addison.

{Near the wind} (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.