The meaning of NEAR is at, within, or to a short distance or time. How to use near in a sentence.

The preposition near (to) means ‘not far away in distance’. Near and near to mean the same, but near is more common: …

1. To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time: moved the table nearer to the wall; as graduation draws near. 2. Just about; almost; nearly: was near exhausted from the climb. 3. …

National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR), a former alarm device to warn civilians of a foreign nuclear attack on the United States National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR), a patient …

(used to describe something that is almost the same as something else, the difference between them being narrow or close):[before a noun] That was a near miss; the bullets flew just inches …

Near definition: To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time.

adjective 1. located a short distance away a large house in the near distance (superlative) I was a mile from the nearest village 2. only a short time ahead the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in …