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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241. York Cottage was as near to a permanent home as the children knew.
242. Share prices are near their record high of last year.
243. The grenade just near my foot hissed white smoke, but it didn't explode.
244. Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.
245. As we drew near, I saw that the boot lid was up.
246. The death of a near relative is a terrible trauma for a child.
247. I wouldn't dream of studying abroad in the near future.
248. An unattended bag was spotted near the platform at Gatwick.
249. Their house is in a very favoured position near the park.
250. He should have won the match—it was a near miss.
251. Jane put one foot in the near stirrup and turned to look at the stranger.
252. As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.
253. I've just spotted Malcolm - he's over there,[www.Sentencedict.com] near the entrance.
254. Contractors have started building on waste land near the town.
255. The election was a near disaster for the Conservative party.
256. Homeowners are clearing away brush near their houses to prevent fires.
257. She was believed to have died in near poverty on the French Riviera.
258. There are about 100 people there, as near as I could judge.
259. They have promised to chop back their expenses in the near future.
260. He was near to panic as he scrambled out of the building.
261. The coal industry has decided to computerize in the near future.
262. We only had $500, and that was nowhere near enough to buy a new camcorder.
263. This machine goes near to the quality of that machine.
264. The new hospital is to be located near your college.
265. He faced it out that he was nowhere near the spot when the crime was committed.
266. The tiger lashed its tail around whenever anyone came near its cage.
267. Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference.
268. I finally managed to track down the book you wanted in a shop near the station.
269. He gave a slight shudder as he considered how near he had come to death.
270. The fire is dangerous to us as it is so near.