1. near - Noun
2. near - Adjective
3. near - Verb
4. near - Adverb
5. near - Preposition
7. near - Adjective Satellite
8. Near - Proper noun
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
Closely; intimately.
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
Closely connected or related.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
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.
Immediate; direct; close; short.
Close-fisted; parsimonious.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
To draw near; to approach.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWoman originated from man's rib; not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved. Source: Internet
'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.' Obeying the commandments the saints draw near to God; the more they draw near to God, the better they know Him. Dorotheus of Gaza
Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him. Matthew Henry
Though near shore, you're still in the ocean. Malawi Proverb
A good friend is better than a near relation. Argentinean Proverb
He who is near the church is often far from God. French Proverb