near
near in time or place or relationship
How often you will meet it
Rank 307 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 66,836 times across 175,139 chapters — 0.032% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- near in time or place or relationship also: nigh, close as the wedding day drew nearstood near the door
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but also: about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually the job is (just) about donethe baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
adjective
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances also: close, nigh near neighborsin the near future
- being on the left side also: nigh the near or nigh horse is the one on the leftthe animal's left side is its near or nigh side
- closely resembling the genuine article near beera dress of near satin
- giving or spending with reluctance also: cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny our cheeseparing administrationvery close (or near) with his money
- with or in a close or intimate relationship also: dear, good a good friendmy sisters and brothers are near and dear
- very close in resemblance also: approximate sketched in an approximate likenessa near likeness
near in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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The two vehicles kept near together, their occupants, the children especially, were very gay and lively.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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Half-conscious of the sound the boy's father read near it, when another sound made his pulse jump.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I made signs to them to draw near it with a rope, and then gave it them to hale on shore.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Hamp Biscoe, it appears, was a hard working, thrifty farmer, who lived near England, Arkansas, upon a small farm with his family.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1