near

⁴near

verb

Definition of NEAR

: approach

Examples of NEAR

1. As the date of the performance neared, we grew more and more anxious.
2. He always cheers up when baseball season nears.
3. The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.
4. He must be nearing 80 years of age.
5. The negotiators were nearing a decision.

First Known Use of NEAR

1513

Related to NEAR

Synonyms: belly up, close, close in, come up, draw on, approach, nigh

Antonyms: back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Related Words: arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz up; creep up, sneak up; adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms: clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out

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