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"my sisters and brothers are near and dear"adjectivewith or in a close or intimate relationship
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"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"adjectivenot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesOpposite:
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"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"adverbnear in time or place or relationship
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"They are drawing near" "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"verbmove towards
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"he nearly fainted" "I was near exhausted by the run"adverb(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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"the near or nigh horse is the one on the left" "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"adjectivebeing on the left side
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"a near likeness"adjectivevery close in resemblance
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"very close (or near) with his money"adjectivegiving or spending with reluctance
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"near beer" "a dress of near satin"adjectiveclosely resembling the genuine article
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