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adjective

Near adj. (compar. nearer; superl. nearest)

1.

Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. "As one near death." "He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear."

2.

Closely connected or related. "She is thy father's near kinswoman."

3.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

4.

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

5.

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow (3); as, a near escape; a near miss.

6.

Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.

7.

Immediate; direct; close; short. "The nearest way."

8.

Close-fisted; parsimonious. (Obs. or Low, Eng.) Note: Near may properly be followed by to before the thing approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition. The same is also true of the word nigh.

Synonyms: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; familiar; dear.

nearer adj. Less distant in space; as, we walked to the nearer house.

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Etymology of 'Nearer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... of enfeebling age. He raised his head, and on his elbow propp'd, Questioning Agamemnon, thus began. But who art thou, who thus alone, the camp Roamest, amid the darkness of the night, 95 While other mortals sleep? Comest thou abroad Seeking some friend or soldier of the guard? Speak—come not nearer mute. What is thy wish? To whom the son of Atreus, King of men. Oh Nestor, glory of the Grecian name, 100 Offspring of Neleus! thou in me shalt know The son of Atreus, Agamemnon, doom'd By Jove to toil, while life shall yet inform ...

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... with some facts relating to his 'flirtations,' if his soft and sentimental ways could be called by such a name. I had seen poor Lelia at Baden-Baden; and I dare say you can recall what we heard of another love of his nearer home. Well, I encountered my Hero of Ladies that very evening, wandering amid the ruined aisles of Mucross Abbey. I saw that his impressible nature had taken a thoughtful, if not a religious tone, from the scene. And he commenced ...

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