"near" meaning in English

See near in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɪə/ [UK], /nɪɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-near.ogg [US], en-uk-near.ogg [UK] Forms: near [positive], nearer [comparative], nearest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|near|nearer|nearest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Almost.
    Sense id: simple-near-en-adj-b8QouSMi
  2. Close.
    Sense id: simple-near-en-adj-~ytxvb4I

Preposition

IPA: /nɪə/ [UK], /nɪɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-near.ogg [US], en-uk-near.ogg [UK] Forms: near
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. With a small distance between; close.
    Sense id: simple-near-en-prep-NDP8EjYi

Verb

IPA: /nɪə/ [UK], /nɪɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-near.ogg [US], en-uk-near.ogg [UK] Forms: near [canonical], nears [third-person, singular], neared [past], neared [past, participle], nearing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To come close to, approach.
    Sense id: simple-near-en-verb-TQK9PhqQ
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The end is near."
        },
        {
          "text": "She lives near me."
        },
        {
          "text": "The house is near the beach."
        }
      ],
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        "With a small distance between; close."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nI@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/nI@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "positive"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "The nearest thing to me is my family."
        },
        {
          "text": "We'll be meeting again in the near future."
        }
      ],
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        "Close."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "We neared the beach."
        }
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      "tags": [
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        {
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        "With a small distance between; close."
      ]
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us."
        }
      ],
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        "Almost."
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The nearest thing to me is my family."
        },
        {
          "text": "We'll be meeting again in the near future."
        }
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        "Close."
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "We neared the beach."
        }
      ],
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        "To come close to, approach."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/nɪə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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