Adjective

• S: (adj) near, close, 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"
• S: (adj) 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"

Adverb

• S: (adv) near, nigh, close (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"
• S: (adv) about, almost, most, nearly, near, 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"
• S: (adv) nearer, nigher, closer ((comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance) "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"