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near
verb
1 near
Move towards:
— They are drawing near.
— The enemy army came nearer and nearer.
synonyms: approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up.
Roget 286:
approach,
approximate,
appropinquate†;
near;
get near,
go near,
draw near;
come to close quarters,
come near;
move towards,
set in towards;
drift;
make up to;
gain upon;
pursue
etc.
622;
tread on the heels of;
bear up;
make the land;
hug the shore,
hug the land.
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adjective
1 near
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances:
— 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.
synonyms: close, nigh.
Roget 819:
parsimonious,
penurious,
stingy,
miserly,
mean,
shabby,
peddling,
scrubby,
penny wise,
near,
niggardly,
close;
fast handed,
close handed,
strait handed;
close fisted,
hard fisted,
tight fisted;
tight,
sparing;
chary;
grudging,
griping
etc.
v.;
illiberal,
ungenerous,
churlish,
hidebound,
sordid,
mercenary,
venal,
covetous,
usurious,
avaricious,
greedy,
extortionate,
rapacious.
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Roget 121:
future,
to come;
coming
etc.
(impending)
152;
next,
near;
close at hand;
eventual,
ulterior;
in prospect
etc.
(expectation)
507.
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Roget 132:
early,
prime,
forward;
prompt
etc.
(active)
682;
summary.
premature,
precipitate,
precocious;
prevenient†,
anticipatory;
rath†.
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113;
unexpected
etc.
508;
near,
near at hand;
immediate.
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Roget 152:
impending
etc.
v.;
destined;
about to be,
happen;
coming,
in store,
to come,
going to happen,
instant,
at hand,
near;
near,
close at hand;
over hanging,
hanging over one's head,
imminent;
brewing,
preparing,
forthcoming;
int he wind,
on the cards,
in reserve;
that will,
is to be;
in prospect
etc.
(expected)
507;
looming in the distance,
horizon,
future;
unborn,
in embryo;
int he womb of time,
futurity;
pregnant
etc.
(producing)
161.
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Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
close at hand,
near at hand;
close,
neighboring;
bordering upon,
contiguous,
adjacent,
adjoining;
proximate,
proximal;
at hand,
handy;
near the mark,
near run;
home,
intimate.
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Polish: niedaleki, bliski, nieodległy
2 near
Being on the left side:
— The near or nigh horse is the one on the left.
— The animal's left side is its near or nigh side.
synonym: nigh.
3 near
Closely resembling the genuine article.
4 near
5 near
With or in a close or intimate relationship:
— My sisters and brothers are near and dear.
synonyms: dear, good.
Polish: miły, kochany
6 near
Very close in resemblance:
— A near likeness.
synonym: approximate.
Roget 17:
similar;
resembling
etc.
v.;
like,
alike;
twin.
analogous,
analogical;
parallel,
of a piece [Fr.];
such as,
so;
homoiousian†.
connatural†,
congener,
allied to;
akin to
etc.
(consanguineous)
11.
approximate,
much the same,
near,
close,
something like,
sort of,
in the ballpark,
such like;
a show of;
mock,
pseudo,
simulating,
representing.
exact
etc.
(true)
494;
lifelike,
faithful;
true to nature,
true to life,
the very image,
the very picture of;
for all the world like,
comme deux gouttes d'eau [Fr.];
as like as two peas in a pod,
as like as it can stare;
instar omnium [Lat.],
cast in the same mold,
ridiculously like.
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adverb
1 near
Near in time or place or relationship:
— 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.
synonyms: close, nigh.
2 near
of actions or states Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but:
— He nearly fainted.
— I was near exhausted by the run.
synonyms: about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh.
Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
hard by,
fast by;
close to,
close upon;
hard upon;
at the point of;
next door to;
within reach,
within call,
within hearing,
within earshot;
within an ace of;
but a step,
not far from,
at no great distance;
on the verge of,
on the brink of,
on the skirts of;
in the environs
etc.
n.;
at one's door,
at one's feet,
at one's elbow,
at one's finger's end,
at one's side;
on the tip of one's tongue;
under one's nose;
within a stone's throw
etc.
n.;
in sight of,
in presence of;
at close quarters;
cheek by jole†,
cheek by jowl;
beside,
alongside,
side by side,
tete-a-tete;
in juxtaposition
etc.
(touching)
199;
yardarm to yardarm,
at the heels of;
on the confines of,
at the threshold,
bordering upon,
verging to;
in the way.
about;
hereabouts,
thereabouts;
roughly,
in round numbers;
approximately,
approximatively†;
as good as,
well-nigh.
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nearing
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