Synonym: at hand, close, imminent. Antonym: far. Similar words: on earth, nearby, nearly, near to, not nearly, far and near, year after year, neat. Meaning: [nɪr /nɪə] 
v. move towards. adj. 1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 2. being on the left side 3. closely resembling the genuine article 4. giving or spending with reluctance 5. with or in a close or intimate relationship 6. very close in resemblance. adv. 1. near in time or place or relationship 2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished.
v. move towards. adj. 1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 2. being on the left side 3. closely resembling the genuine article 4. giving or spending with reluctance 5. with or in a close or intimate relationship 6. very close in resemblance. adv. 1. near in time or place or relationship 2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. 
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182. The flowers near the wall withered.
183. I'm as near certain as can be.
184. I've nowhere near enough for the fare.
185. It's nowhere near the colour I'm looking for.
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187. There weren't anywhere near enough empty boxes.
188. The path joins the road near the trees.
189. I'm sure they live somewhere near here.
190. They are near neighbours of ours.
191. Is there a gents near here?
192. Only near relatives were invited to the wedding.
193. Nobody else comes near her in intellect.
194. It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.
195. Our ship stranded near the submerged reefs.
196. The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
197. I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish.
198. The attacker struck as she was walking near a housing estate at Monacurra.
199. Few products have brand images anywhere near as strong as Levi's.
200. It's a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital.
201. He was near to death, and I was helpless with fear.
202. We try to revegetate the saline or alkaline lands near the seashore.
203. The body of the missing woman was recovered by police frogmen from a lake near her home.
204. Police discovered the skeletal remains of a corpse buried near the river.
205. The butter will run if you put it near the fire.
206. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
207. His story was near enough the truth for people to believe it.
208. After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
209. That was a near miss - we must have come within an inch of that lorry!
210. There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge.