near

• Adj

  1. Physically close.
  2. Close in time.
  3. Closely connected or related.
  4. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
  5. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
  6. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
  7. Approximate, almost.
  8. On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
  9. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
  10. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
  11. Stingy; parsimonious.
  12. Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

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• Noun