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nearer
adjective
- Physically close.
Example:
I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
- Close in time.
Example:
The end is near.
- Closely connected or related.
Example:
The deceased man had no near relatives.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
Example:
a near friend
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
Example:
a version near to the original
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
Example:
a near escape
- Approximate, almost.
Example:
The two words are near synonyms.
- (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
Example:
The near front wheel came loose.
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
Example:
the near ox; the near leg
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
Synonym
close
Antonyms
off, remote
preposition
- Closer to.
Example:
I'd like to live nearer the office.