The meaning of NEAR is at, within, or to a short distance or time. How to use near in a sentence.

NEAR definition: close; to a point or place not far away. See examples of near used in a sentence.

The preposition near (to) means ‘not far away in distance’. Near and near to mean the same, but near is more common: …

1. To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time: moved the table nearer to the wall; as graduation draws near. 2. Just about; almost; nearly: was near exhausted from the climb. 3. …

thrifty or stingy: near with one's pocketbook. (of two draft animals hitched together) being on the driver's left (as opposed to off): The near horse is going lame.

If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don't come near me. Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage. He drew his …

National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR), a former alarm device to warn civilians of a foreign nuclear attack on the United States National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR), a patient …

Near definition: To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time.

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