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Etymology

From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English n?ar (“nearer”, comparative of n?ah, "nigh"), influenced by Old Norse n?r (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *n?hwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *n?hw (“near”). Cognate with Old Frisian ni?r (“nearer”), Dutch naar (“to, towards”), German näher (“nearer”), Danish nær (“near, close”), Norwegian nær (“near, close”) Swedish nära (“near, close”). See also nigh.

Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; compare Danish nær (“near, close”), Norwegian nær (“near, close”) Swedish nära (“near, close”), as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective, like Dutch na (“close, near”), German nah (“close, near, nearby”), Luxembourgish no (“nearby, near, close”). Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *n?hw (“near, close”).

Adjective

near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)

1. Physically close.
2. Closely connected or related.
3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
6. (of an event) Approaching.
7. Approximate, almost.
8. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
9. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
10. (obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.

Adverb

near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)

1. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
2. (colloquial) nearly

Preposition

near

1. Close to, in close proximity to.
2. Close to in time.

Verb

near (third-person singular simple present nears, present participle nearing, simple past and past participle neared)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

Noun

near (plural nears)

1. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

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