Meaning of "near" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEAR

Old English nēar (adv), comparative of nēah close, nigh; related to Old Frisian niār, Old Norse nǣr, Old High German nāhōr.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NEAR

near  [nɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEAR

Near is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb near in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES NEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of near in the English dictionary

The first definition of near in the dictionary is at or to a place or time not far away from; close to. Other definition of near is at or to a place or time not far away; close by. Near is also at or in a place not far away.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NEAR

PRESENT

Present

I near

you near

he/she/it nears

we near

you near

they near

Present continuous

I am nearing

you are nearing

he/she/it is nearing

we are nearing

you are nearing

they are nearing

Present perfect

I have neared

you have neared

he/she/it has neared

we have neared

you have neared

they have neared

Present perfect continuous

I have been nearing

you have been nearing

he/she/it has been nearing

we have been nearing

you have been nearing

they have been nearing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I neared

you neared

he/she/it neared

we neared

you neared

they neared

Past continuous

I was nearing

you were nearing

he/she/it was nearing

we were nearing

you were nearing

they were nearing

Past perfect

I had neared

you had neared

he/she/it had neared

we had neared

you had neared

they had neared

Past perfect continuous

I had been nearing

you had been nearing

he/she/it had been nearing

we had been nearing

you had been nearing

they had been nearing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will near

you will near

he/she/it will near

we will near

you will near

they will near

Future continuous

I will be nearing

you will be nearing

he/she/it will be nearing

we will be nearing

you will be nearing

they will be nearing

Future perfect

I will have neared

you will have neared

he/she/it will have neared

we will have neared

you will have neared

they will have neared

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nearing

you will have been nearing

he/she/it will have been nearing

we will have been nearing

you will have been nearing

they will have been nearing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would near

you would near

he/she/it would near

we would near

you would near

they would near

Conditional continuous

I would be nearing

you would be nearing

he/she/it would be nearing

we would be nearing

you would be nearing

they would be nearing

Conditional perfect

I would have near

you would have near

he/she/it would have near

we would have near

you would have near

they would have near

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nearing

you would have been nearing

he/she/it would have been nearing

we would have been nearing

you would have been nearing

they would have been nearing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you near
we let´s near
you near

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to near

Past participle

neared

Present Participle

nearing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NEAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «near» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of near

about · adjacent · adjoining · akin · all but · allied · almost · alongside · approaching · approximately · as good as · at close quarters · attached · beside · close · close-fisted · connected · contiguous · familiar · forthcoming · imminent · impending · in the offing · intimate · just about · looming · mean · miserly · nearby · nearly · neighbouring · next · next to · niggardly · nigh · on the cards · parsimonious · practically · proximate · related · stingy · tightfisted · ungenerous · upcoming · virtually · well-nigh

TRANSLATION OF NEAR

Find out the translation of near to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of near from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «near» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 靠进的
• Translator English - Spanish: cercano
• English: near
• Translator English - Hindi: निकट
• Translator English - Arabic: قَرِيبٌ
• Translator English - Russian: ближний
• Translator English - Portuguese: próximo
• Translator English - Bengali: কাছাকাছি
• Translator English - French: proche
• Translator English - Malay: Berhampiran
• Translator English - German: nahe
• Translator English - Japanese: 近い
• Translator English - Korean: 가까운
• Translator English - Javanese: Cedhak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gần
• Translator English - Tamil: அருகே
• Translator English - Marathi: जवळ
• Translator English - Turkish: yakın
• Translator English - Italian: vicino
• Translator English - Polish: bliski
• Translator English - Ukrainian: близький
• Translator English - Romanian: apropiat
• Translator English - Greek: κοντινός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: naby
• Translator English - Swedish: nära
• Translator English - Norwegian: nær

10 QUOTES WITH «NEAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word near.

1

Aeschylus

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

2

Ben Affleck

I went to the University of Vermont because I had a kind of unrequited love for this high school girlfriend. She wasn't even at the University but at another school nearby. But I thought if went to a school near her, just maybe... I was really remedial about girls in so many ways.

3

Alan Arkin

Something I miss terribly from the '60s - the most important phrase in the English language was, 'I got hung up.' Somebody says they got hung up, it's unassailable, you know? You don't go near that. Whoa! I know what that can be like.

4

Matthew Arnold

Sad Patience, too near neighbour to despair.

5

Heston Blumenthal

There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.

6

Elizabeth Bowen

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

7

Ginny Brown-Waite

As is the case with many Middle Eastern nations, women are nowhere near equal to men when it comes to basic freedoms and rights that we take for granted every day.

8

Thomas Bulfinch

We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean.

9

Joshua Chamberlain

Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg.

10

Laurel Clark

I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of the vehicle and pick up any problems that might be occurring early on or once we see any kind of a malfunction or anything unusual that's happening, we can look at the data and figure out what that is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEAR»

Discover the use of near in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to near and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future.

Ray Kurzweil, 2005

Near Eastern Seals

In this first comprehensive introduction to pre-Islamic Near Eastern seals, Dominique Collon discusses cylinder seals--a form unique to the Ancient Near East--as well as stamp seals, the earliest dating from the fifth millennium B.C. As a ...

Dominique Collon, 1990

Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology

This is a book that any student or pastor ought to read as a prolegomenon to doing biblical theology.

Jeffrey Jay Niehaus

Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy with God

A guide to developing a closer relationship with God offers advice on developing a sense of intimacy with Jesus, with the understanding that prayer must be a communication, rather then a one-sided conversation.

John Bevere, 2004

Spherical Near-field Antenna Measurements

Scattering matrix description of an antenna. Data reduction in spherical near-field measurements. Measurements. Error analysis of spherical near-field measurements. Plane-wave synthesis. Spherical wave functions, notation and properties.

Jesper E. Hansen, 1988

Near-Earth Objects: Finding Them Before They Find Us

This book explains why. I know of no better introduction to the subject."--Michael F. A'Hearn, University of Maryland "This is an excellent and interesting book.

Donald K. Yeomans, 2013

Religions of the Ancient Near East

This 2011 book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion in the 300s BCE.

Daniel C. Snell, 2010

The Near-death Experience: A Reader

A collection of writings on near-death experiences by such individuals as Dannion Brinkley, Carl G. Jung, Kenneth Ring, Susan Blackmore, and David Lorimer

Lee Worth Bailey, Jenny L. Yates, 1996

A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

This expansive two-volume work includes sixty new essays from an international community of Ancient Near East scholars.

D. T. Potts, 2012

Principles of Inductive Near Field Communications for ...

In this book this missing gap is filled with the required details and the theory of near field communication systems including both the radiating and reactive (energy coupling) near-field systems in addition to the well known far field ...

Johnson I. Agbinya, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term near is used in the context of the following news items.

First near-Earth-size planet in “habitable zone” around sun-like star …

NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle. NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

Wildfire Near Lake Berryessa Prompts Evacuations, Burns 6,000 …

A wind-whipped grass fire near Lake Berryessa has burned at least 6,000 acres, per Cal Fire. Stephanie Chuang reports. (Published Thursday ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»

Hundreds fighting wildfire near Walla Walla; 1 home burned | The …

Hundreds fighting wildfire near Walla Walla; 1 home burned. Originally published July 23, 2015 at 11:04 am Updated July 23, 2015 at 12:13 pm. In this photo ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

Typhoon Halola To Track Near Southwest Japanese Islands …

Typhoon Halola To Track Near Southwest Japanese Islands, Including Okinawa, This Weekend (FORECAST). By Nick Wiltgen. Published Jul ... «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»

Retired Miami-Dade top cop Robert Parker found dead near home …

Former Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker, who retired in 2009 after rising through the ranks to become the first African American in the ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»

Fire near Glacier National Park doubles in size

ST. MARY, Mont. — A fast-moving fire in thick timber fueled by brisk winds in Glacier National Park doubled in size Wednesday, sending ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Man shot near Eisenhower Expressway on Near West Side

Police tape off a shooting scene near the Eisenhower Expressway Wednesday night. ... A 45-year-old man was shot on the Near West Side near the westbound ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

Chilling Note Found on Car Near Military Base Taking Aim at …

Police are investigating a threatening note left on a car near Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, Wednesday. The note, found on ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»

SB I-495 near US 13 closed due to fatal crash - The News Journal

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on I-495 that left one car overturned and the southbound side of the highway ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Crash jams Gulf Freeway near downtown - Houston Chronicle

Interstate 45 has reopened about an hour after a crash Thursday blocked portions of the freeway near downtown, snarling lunch-time traffic. «Chron.com, Jul 15»