near

noun

The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

A surname.

(dialectal, rare, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire) Kidney.

verb

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

adjective

Physically close.

Close in time.

Closely connected or related.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

Approximate, almost.

(British, in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).

(programming, not comparable) Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

(dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.

(obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.

(now rare) Stingy; parsimonious.

adverb

At or towards a position close in space or time.

Nearly; almost.

Synonyms for near

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