near

near is a 4-letter English word with 23 senses as adverb, adjective, preposition, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 23 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
2. adverb. Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
3. adverb. Closely; intimately.
4. adverb. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
5. adverb. Closely connected or related.
6. adverb. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
7. adverb. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
8. adverb. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
9. adverb. 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.
10. adjective. Immediate; direct; close; short.
11. adjective. Close-fisted; parsimonious.
12. preposition. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
13. adverb. To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
14. intransitive verb. To draw near; to approach.
15. verb. move towards

    "We were approaching our destination"

    "They are drawing near"

    Synonyms: approach

16. adjective. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

    "near neighbors"

    "in the near future"

    Synonyms: close, nigh

17. adjective. very close in resemblance

    "sketched in an approximate likeness"

    "a near likeness"

    Synonyms: approximate

18. adjective. with or in a close or intimate relationship

    "a good friend"

    "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

    Synonyms: dear, good

19. adjective. giving or spending with reluctance

    "our cheeseparing administration"

    "very close (or near) with his money"

    Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, skinny

20. adjective. closely resembling the genuine article

    "near beer"

    "a dress of near satin"

21. adjective. being on the left side

    "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"

    "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"

    Synonyms: nigh

22. adverb. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

    "the job is (just) about done"

    "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"

    Synonyms: about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually

23. adverb. near in time or place or relationship

    "as the wedding day drew near"

    "stood near the door"

    Synonyms: close, nigh

Synonyms

approach, close, nigh, approximate, dear, good, cheeseparing, skinny, about, almost, most, nearly, virtually

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in near:

aren, arne, earn, nare, rane

Common word forms

nears, neared, nearer, nearly, nearest, nearing, nearable, nearness

Words from these letters

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