adj
Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
adv
Close to the right time.
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of abouts [(obsolete) About.]
adv
Obsolete spelling of about [On all sides; around.]
adj
Occurring or living next to; neighboring; adjacent.
adv
There, at the specified location
adj
Just before, after, or facing.
adv
(archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago [before]
n
(idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.
adv
(archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).
adv
Obsolete form of anigh. [(archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).]
n
The act of drawing near; an approach.
n
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
adv
Abbreviation of approximately. [Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.]
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
adv
Abbreviation of approximately. [Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.]
adj
(informal, with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.
adj
(idiomatic) close, local, very near
adj
(idiomatic) Approximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.
adv
(now chiefly dialectal) Nearby; at hand.
adj
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
adv
In the vicinity, near.
v
To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
adj
At a little distance; near.
adv
Near spatially or temporally.
adj
(Canada, idiomatic, humorous) Acceptable: equivalent to government work, neither worse nor better.
adj
(idiomatic) Near in time or place; very close.
adv
(informal) Nearly; almost
adv
(idiomatic) Affecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
adj
Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.
adj
near each other in time or space.
adj
(informal) Somewhat close.
adj
Alternative form of close-range [Capable of operating at a short distance.]
adj
Somewhat close; nearish
adv
Almost, nearly, nigh on.
adj
Adjacent; neighboring.
n
(archaic) Immediate vicinity; neighbourhood.
n
Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.
adv
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
adv
(informal) Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.
adv
roughly, circa or approximately
adv
(now archaic) Near, close.
adv
(US, Australia) All over the place; every which way.
adj
(obsolete) Near, close at hand, handy.
n
An approximately correct answer in a test set.
adj
Very close; direct or adjacent.
adv
(colloquial) about, approximately
adv
(idiomatic) Approximately, very nearly.
adv
(set phrase) Very close to a given moment.
n
(idiomatic) An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
adj
(informal, humorous) Synonym of last minute (“close to a deadline”)
adj
Near the end of a period of time.
adj
Near (or nearer) to the end.
v
(archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
adv
(Southern US) nearly; almost
adj
From or in a nearby location.
adv
In a time approaching our own.
adj
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
n
The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.
adj
(simile, slang, dated) Very close indeed; as near as possible without actually touching.
adv
(colloquial) Very nearly; as near as makes no difference.
n
(dated) A shortcut; a quicker route.
n
(acoustics) The region within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound.
n
(by extension) an attempt which fails narrowly; a performance which falls just short of a certain benchmark
adj
Alternative spelling of near-term [short-term]
n
A close call, a close shave, a close thing
n
(figuratively, dated) close shave
n
Alternative spelling of near abroad. [The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.]
adj
(Scotland) near at hand; close by
adj
(of a condition of something) close to mint; near mint
n
(linguistics) A term whose meaning is similar, but not identical, to that of another term.
adv
(now chiefly Southern US, Midland US) Near, nearly, almost.
adv
(dialect) just about; almost
n
A vacation to a destination relatively close to one's home.
adj
Obsolete spelling of near [Physically close.]
n
(idiomatic) One's closest and most intimate family members, friends, etc.
n
Alternative form of near-field
adv
(now dialectal) Nearly.
adj
(computing) Having a level of availability somewhere between online and offline, typically using removable media.
n
(rare) The quality of nearly being something, or nearly reaching a point; incomplete state.
adv
Closely, in close proximity.
n
Alternative spelling of nearliness [(rare) The quality of nearly being something, or nearly reaching a point; incomplete state.]
n
Work that requires visual focus on something located close to the worker's eyes.
adj
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of next [Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.]
adj
(dialectal) Alternative spelling of next [Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.]
adj
(chiefly law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
adv
In an adjacent building, room or place.
adv
Almost; nearly, well-nigh.
v
(transitive, intransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
adv
(archaic or regional) Almost, nearly
v
(transitive) To bring near; appropriate.
n
The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
adv
(now chiefly dialectal) Almost; nearly.
adj
(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of next. [Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.]
v
Obsolete spelling of nigh [(transitive, intransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near]
adj
(UK, New Zealand, informal) Speaking about, talking of.
adv
(often followed by a number) Approximately.
adj
approaching; coming closer
n
Something that lies very close to the expected position.
adj
excessively close or near
adj
active in a surrounding area
adj
Around the person; near a person's body.
adv
(colloquial) Almost; nearly.
adj
Located in the immediate vicinity.
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
adj
(formal) nearby; close at hand
adj
That is in the propinquity; nearby
adj
Synonym of propinquent
adj
Abbreviation of proximate. [Close or closest; adjacent.]
adj
Of or relating to proxemics.
adj
Relating to proxemics, the effects of physical distance between people.
adj
(linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
n
The condition of being proximal
adj
Close or closest; adjacent.
n
(linguistics) Synonym of proximate
adj
spatially close together
adj
Brought into proximity
n
Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
adv
Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
adj
Alternative form of around the corner. [(idiomatic) imminent; very soon]
adj
(obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
adj
Relating to travel between places relatively close together.
adj
Intended for use on something close or nearby.
adj
of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
adv
In or after a short time; soon.
adj
Alternative form of short-range [Intended for use on something close or nearby.]
adj
(archaic or rare) not far away in space or time
adv
Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
adv
(idiomatic) approximately
n
(idiomatic) A short distance.
adv
About or near that place.
adv
(pronomial) Around that or them.
adv
Near that (person, place, thing, etc.); near it
adv
(archaic) Out of it, out from it.
adj
So similar or applicable to one's situation that it causes distress.
n
The near end of somewhere
adj
Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.
adv
To a degree that is not distant; closely.
adv
(UK, US, Australia, idiomatic) Here and there; everywhere.
adj
(obsolete) Nearby; neighbouring; vicinal.
n
approximate size or amount.
adj
Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)
adv
Alternative spelling of well-nigh. [Almost, nearly.]
adv
Alternative spelling of well-nigh. [Almost, nearly.]
n
The things that a person is involved or occupied with.
n
Alternative form of whenabout [The approximate time]
adv
(obsolete, Britain, idiomatic) Nearly, very near.
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