Meaning
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superlative form of near: most near
Synonyms
Frequency
Hyphenated as
near‧est
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɪəɹɪst/
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near
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- Physically close.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- 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.
- On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
- (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
- Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
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