Definition of "near" in Anglais

adjective

1. Physically close.

   • I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
   • Stay near at all times.

2. Close in time.

   • The end is near.
   • We're getting near to Xmas.

3. Closely connected or related.

   • The deceased man had no near relatives.

4. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

   • A matter of near consequence to me.
   • a near friend

5. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

   • a version near to the original

6. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

   • a near escape

7. Approximate, almost.

   • The two words are near synonyms.

8. (British, in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).

   • The near front wheel came loose.

9. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.

   • the near ox; the near leg

10. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.

11. (now rare) Stingy; parsimonious.

    • Don't be near with your pocketbook.

12. (programming, not comparable) Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

    • a near pointer

adverb

1. At or towards a position close in space or time.

2. Nearly; almost.

   • He was near unconscious when I found him.
   • I jumped into the near-freezing water.
   • I near ruptured myself trying to move the piano.

preposition

1. Physically close to, in close proximity to.

   • There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.

2. Close to in time.

   • The voyage was near completion.

3. Close to in nature or degree.

   • His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.