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Near
/nɪə/
Close by or at a short distance from.
Synonyms:
close
adjacent
proximate
nearby
adjoining
Antonyms:
far
distant
remote
faraway
removed
Examples:
His office is
near
the train station.
I asked myself as she got
nearer
.
It was
nearing
noon.
Etymology:
Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēahra, nēara, comparative of nēah, meaning
nigh
or
close
.
Usage Statistics:
113 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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