• move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing Near"; "The enemy army came Nearer and Nearer"
• 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";
• very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a Near likeness"
• with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are Near and dear"
• giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or Near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
• closely resembling the genuine article; "Near beer"; "a dress of Near satin"
• 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";

'Near' in other languages