near
move towards (Freq. 11)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
approachable (for: approach), approach (for: approach)
• Hypernyms:
come, come up
• Hyponyms:
drive up, bear down on, bear down upon, edge in, edge up,
close, push, crowd
• Verb Group:
approach, come near
• Entailment:
advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances (Freq. 44)
- 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, nigh
• Ant:
far
• Similar to:
adjacent, nearby, warm, hot
• Derivationally related forms:
closeness (for: close), nearness
• Attrubites:
distance
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:
nigh
• Similar to:
left
3. closely resembling the genuine article
- near beer
- a dress of near satin
• Similar to:
artificial, unreal
4. with or in a close or intimate relationship
- a good friend
- my sisters and brothers are near and dear
• Syn:
dear, good
• Similar to:
close
5. 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, skinny
• Similar to:
stingy, ungenerous
• Derivationally related forms:
penny-pinching (for: penny-pinching), closeness (for: close)
6. very close in resemblance
- sketched in an approximate likeness
- a near likeness
• Syn:
approximate
• Similar to:
close
1. near in time or place or relationship (Freq. 19)
- 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;
all but (Freq. 1)
- 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
- I was near exhausted by the run
- most everyone agrees
• Syn:
about, almost, most, nearly, nigh,
virtually, well-nigh
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