Search results for 'near':

near prep (nearer, nearest) 1 at a short distance from something • lives near the town centre. 2 close to something (in amount, etc) • nearer 600 than 500 • near tears. adverb (nearer, nearest) 1 (also near to) close • came near to hitting her. 2 old use or colloq in compounds almost; nearly • She damn near died. adj (nearer, nearest) 1 being a short distance away; close. 2 closer of two • the near bank of the river. 3 similar; comparable • that knife is the nearest thing I've got to a screwdriver. 4 closely related to one • a near relative. 5 often in compounds almost amounting to, or almost turning into the specified thing • a near tragedy • near-disastrous results. 6 old use mean; miserly. verb (neared, nearing) tr & intr to approach. nearness noun. near as dammit or as near as damn it colloq very nearly. near at hand conveniently close. not to go near someone or something to avoid them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon, from neah nigh, and from (adverb) Norse nær nigher, from na nigh.

near prep (nearer, nearest) 1 at a short distance from something • lives near the town centre. 2 close to something (in amount, etc) • nearer 600 than 500 • near tears. adverb (nearer, nearest) 1 (also near to) close • came near to hitting her. 2 old use or colloq in compounds almost; nearly • She damn near died. adj (nearer, nearest) 1 being a short distance away; close. 2 closer of two • the near bank of the river. 3 similar; comparable • that knife is the nearest thing I've got to a screwdriver. 4 closely related to one • a near relative. 5 often in compounds almost amounting to, or almost turning into the specified thing • a near tragedy • near-disastrous results. 6 old use mean; miserly. verb (neared, nearing) tr & intr to approach. nearness noun. near as dammit or as near as damn it colloq very nearly. near at hand conveniently close. not to go near someone or something to avoid them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon, from neah nigh, and from (adverb) Norse nær nigher, from na nigh.

near prep (nearer, nearest) 1 at a short distance from something • lives near the town centre. 2 close to something (in amount, etc) • nearer 600 than 500 • near tears. adverb (nearer, nearest) 1 (also near to) close • came near to hitting her. 2 old use or colloq in compounds almost; nearly • She damn near died. adj (nearer, nearest) 1 being a short distance away; close. 2 closer of two • the near bank of the river. 3 similar; comparable • that knife is the nearest thing I've got to a screwdriver. 4 closely related to one • a near relative. 5 often in compounds almost amounting to, or almost turning into the specified thing • a near tragedy • near-disastrous results. 6 old use mean; miserly. verb (neared, nearing) tr & intr to approach. nearness noun. near as dammit or as near as damn it colloq very nearly. near at hand conveniently close. not to go near someone or something to avoid them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon, from neah nigh, and from (adverb) Norse nær nigher, from na nigh.