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| v. (motion) | 1. approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| ~ come near, approach | come near in time.; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" |
| ~ drive up | approach while driving.; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" |
| ~ bear down on, bear down upon | sail towards another vessel, of a ship. |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ edge in, edge up | push one's way into (a space). |
| ~ close | draw near.; "The probe closed with the space station" |
| ~ crowd, push | approach a certain age or speed.; "She is pushing fifty" |
| adj. | 2. close, near, nigh | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" |
| ~ adjacent | near or close to but not necessarily touching.; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities" |
| ~ nearby | close at hand.; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus" |
| ~ warm | of a seeker; near to the object sought.; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" |
| ~ hot | of a seeker; very near to the object sought.; "you are hot" |
| adj. | 3. near, nigh | being on the left side.; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" |
| ~ left | being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" |
| adj. | 4. near | closely resembling the genuine article.; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| adj. | 5. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny | giving or spending with reluctance.; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 6. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 7. approximate, near | very close in resemblance.; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adv. | 8. close, near, nigh | near in time or place or relationship.; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
| adv. | 9. about, almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
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