| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | near, close | Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances |
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| 2 | near, nigh | On the left side | |
| 3 | near | Closely resembling the genuine article | |
| 4 | near, cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching | Giving or spending with reluctance | |
| 5 | near, dear, good | With or in a close or intimate relationship | |
| 6 | near, approximate | Very close in resemblance | |
| ADVERB | 1 | near, nigh, close | Near in time or place or relationship |
| 2 | near, about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished | |
| VERB | 1 | near, approach, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | Move towards |
| Sounds | nih'r |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir, adhere, amir, and 91 more rhymes in ihr at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances. |
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| Examples | "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 |
| Attribute of | distance |
| Similar | adjacent; moral; nearby; nearer; neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring; nigh; nighest, nearest; warm, hot |
| Contrary | far |
| Meaning | On the left side. |
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| Examples | "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" |
| Synonyms | nigh |
| Similar to | left |
| Meaning | Closely resembling the genuine article. |
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| Examples | "near beer"; "a dress of near satin" |
| Similar to | artificial, unreal |
| Meaning | Giving or spending with reluctance. |
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| Examples | "very close (or near) with his money" |
| Synonyms | cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching |
| Similar to | stingy, ungenerous |
| Meaning | With or in a close or intimate relationship. |
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| Examples | "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| Synonyms | dear, good |
| Similar to | close |
| Meaning | Very close in resemblance. |
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| Examples | "a near likeness" |
| Synonyms | approximate |
| Similar to | close |
| Meaning | Near in time or place or relationship. |
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| Examples | "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 | nigh, close |
| Meaning | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'. |
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| Examples | "he nearly fainted"; "I was near exhausted by the run" |
| Synonyms | about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
| Meaning | Move towards. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| Synonyms | approach, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near |
| Entails | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on |
| Narrower | drive up; bear down on, bear down upon; edge in, edge up; close; push, crowd |
| Broader | come, come up |
| Similar to | approach, come near |