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General dictionaries General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. nears: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
  2. nears: Wiktionary [home, info]
  3. nears: Dictionary.com [home, info]
  4. nears: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
  5. nears: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Miscellaneous dictionaries Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. NEARS: Acronym Finder [home, info]
  2. nears: Idioms [home, info]

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Quick definitions (near)

verb:  move towards ("They are drawing near")
adjective:  closely resembling the genuine article ("Near beer")
adjective:  not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances ("Near neighbors")
adjective:  very close in resemblance ("A near likeness")
adjective:  with or in a close or intimate relationship ("My sisters and brothers are near and dear")
adjective:  giving or spending with reluctance ("Very close (or near) with his money")
adverb:  near in time or place or relationship ("As the wedding day drew near")
adverb:  (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost' ("He nearly fainted")
name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13203)

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