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(1):

(adv.) So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.

(2):

(adv.) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.

(3):

(adv.) Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.

(4):

(a) Close-fisted; parsimonious.

(5):

(prep.) Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.

(6):

(adv.) Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

(7):

(adv.) Closely connected or related.

(8):

(v. i.) To draw near; to approach.

(9):

(a) Immediate; direct; close; short.

(10):

(adv.) At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

(11):

(adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh.

(12):

(adv.) To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

(13):

(adv.) Closely; intimately.

(14):

(adv.) Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Near'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/near.html. 1828.
 
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