Near

  • 41near — 1. adjective /nɪə(ɹ),nɪɹ/ a) physically close. The end is near. b) approaching The two words are near synonyms. Ant: remote 2 …

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  • 42near — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑deadline Near is used with these nouns as the object: ↑climax, ↑coast, ↑completion, ↑death, ↑destination, ↑end, ↑exhaustion, ↑limit, ↑ …

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  • 43near — adv. (rare) near to (she came near to winning the title) * * * [nɪə] (rare) near to (she came near to winning the title) …

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  • 44near — adjective 1) the house is quite near Syn: close, nearby, (close/near) at hand, a stone s throw away, within reach, accessible, handy, convenient; informal within spitting distance 2) the final judgement is near Syn: imminent …

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  • 45near — [12] Historically, near is a comparative form, and its ancestor originally meant ‘nearer’. It was borrowed from Old Norse náer, the comparative of ná ‘near’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic source as produced English nigh [OE] and… …

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  • 46NEAR — 1. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Contributor: CASI 2. Near/Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Contributor: LaRC 3. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Contributor: MSFC …

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  • 47near — [12] Historically, near is a comparative form, and its ancestor originally meant ‘nearer’. It was borrowed from Old Norse náer, the comparative of ná ‘near’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic source as produced English nigh [OE] and… …

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  • 48near by — Hard Hard, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. [1913 Webster] And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. [1913 Webster] My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49near — See near, close See near, nearly …

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  • 50NEAR — [1] Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Raumsonde zur Erkundung des Asteroiden 433 Eros, Start 1996 http://near.jhuapl.edu/ {Weltraumfahrt} [2] National Electronic Accounting and Reporting system …

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