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near
English
Etymology
From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English n?ar (“nearer”, comparative of n?ah (“nigh”)), influenced by Old Norse nær (“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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nîr, IPA(key): /n??(?)/
- (US) enPR: nîr, IPA(key): /n??/
- (near–square merger) IPA(key): /n??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Adjective
near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)
- Physically close.
- I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
- Stay near at all times.
- Synonym: close
- Antonym: remote
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- The deceased man had no near relatives.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- A matter of near consequence to me.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Approximate, almost.
- (Britain, in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Antonym: off
- (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
- (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
- (now rare) Stingy; parsimonious. [from 17th c.]
- Don't be near with your pocketbook.
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.1:
- “[T]o let you know, Miss, he's so near, it's partly a wonder how he lives at all: and yet he's worth a power of money, too.”
Synonyms
- (physically close): see also Thesaurus:near
Antonyms
- (physically close): see also Thesaurus:distant
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)
- At or towards a position close in space or time. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Nearly; almost.
- He was near unconscious when I found him.
- I jumped into the near-freezing water.
- I near ruptured myself trying to move the piano.
- 1666, Samuel Pepys, Diary and Correspondence, (1867)
- […] he hears for certain that the Queen-Mother is about and hath near finished a peace with France […]
- 1825, David Hume, Tobias George Smollett, The History of England, page 263
- Sir John Friend had very near completed a regiment of horse.
- 2003, Owen Parry, Honor's Kingdom, page 365
- Thinking about those pounds and pence, I near forgot my wound.
- 2004, Jimmy Buffett, A Salty Piece of Land page 315
- "I damn near forgot." He pulled an envelope from his jacket.
- 2006, Juliet Marillier, The Dark Mirror, page 377
- The fire was almost dead, the chamber near dark.
Usage notes
The sense of nearly or almost is dialect, colloquial, old-fashioned or poetic in certain uses, such as, in many cases, when near is used to directly modify a verb.
Derived terms
- near-minimal pair
- near-sighted
Translations
Preposition
near
- Physically close to, in close proximity to.
- 1820, Mary Shelley, Maurice, or The Fisher's Cot:
- He entered the inn, and asking for dinner, unbuckled his wallet, and sat down to rest himself near the door.
- 1927, H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space:
- It shied, balked, and whinnied, and in the end he could do nothing but drive it into the yard while the men used their own strength to get the heavy wagon near enough the hayloft for convenient pitching.
- 1820, Mary Shelley, Maurice, or The Fisher's Cot:
- Close to in time.
- Close to in nature or degree.
- His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.
Usage notes
Joan Maling (1983) shows that near is best analysed as an adjective with which the use of to is optional, rather than a preposition. It has the comparative and the superlative, and it can be followed by enough. The use of to however is usually British.
Antonyms
- far from
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
near (third-person singular simple present nears, present participle nearing, simple past and past participle neared)
- (transitive, intransitive) To come closer to; to approach.
Translations
See also
- near on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- para-
- nigh
Noun
near (plural nears)
- The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
- Synonym: near side
- Antonym: off side
See also
- nearside
References
- near at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Joan Maling (1983), Transitive Adjectives: A Case of Categorial Reanalysis, in F. Henry and B. Richards (eds.), Linguistic Categories: Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles, vol.1, pp. 253-289.
Anagrams
- Arne, EARN, Earn, Nera, eRNA, earn, erna, nare, rean
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ne.ar/, [?neär]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ne.ar/, [?n???r]
Verb
near
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ne?
Latvian
Verb
near
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of neart
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of neart
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of neart
- 2nd person singular imperative form of neart
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of neart
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of neart
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- ne n
Etymology
From Old Norse niðar, nominative and accusative plural of nið f (“waning moon”).
Noun
near pl (definite plural neane)
- a lunar phase of an old moon, i.e. period of time in which the moon is waning
- Antonym: ny
References
- “ne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- aner, Arne, Erna, nare, rane, rena, Rena
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English nevere, from Old English n?fre.
Adverb
near
- never
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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abutting
English
Etymology
abut +? -ing
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?t.??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
Adjective
abutting (not comparable)
- Facing each other, front to front.
Verb
abutting
- present participle of abut
Noun
abutting (plural abuttings)
- abutment
- the abuttings of roads
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