near
- Adjective. (context, of an animate or inanimate object) physically close.
- Adjective. (context, of an event) approaching.
- Adjective. approximate, almost.
- Adverb. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
- Adverb. (colloquial) nearly.
- Preposition. close to, in close proximity to.
- Preposition. close to in time.
- Verb. To decrease the distance to something.
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