near

near (http://definr.com/near)

     adj 1: 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"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
            [syn: close] [ant: far]
     2: 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" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
     3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a
        dress of near satin"
     4: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
        administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
        penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close,
         penny-pinching]
     5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
        friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
         dear, good]
     6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
        likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate]
     7: (comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is
        the shorter distance away; "take the near street and ten
        turn right" [syn: closer]
     adv 1: 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"; "The end
            draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't
            get too close to the fire" [syn: nigh, close]
     2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
        accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
        was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
        finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
        fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
        is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
        the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as
        in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used
        informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
        [syn: about, just about, almost, most, all but,
        nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
     v : move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
         are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and
         nearer" [syn: approach, come on, go up, draw near,
          draw close, come near]