·adv Closely; intimately.
II. Near ·adj Close-fisted; parsimonious.
III. Near ·adv Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
IV. Near ·adv Closely connected or related.
V. Near ·adj Immediate; direct; close; short.
VI. Near ·vi To draw near; to Approach.
VII. Near ·adv At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
VIII. Near ·adv So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
IX. Near ·adv To Approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
X. Near ·adv Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
XI. Near ·adv Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
XII. Near ·prep Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. ·see the Note under near, ·adj.
XIII. Near ·adv Close to one's interests, affection, ·etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
XIV. Near ·adv 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, ·adj.