| verb | move towards “We were approaching our destination” |
| adjective | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances “near neighbors” |
| adjective | being on the left side “the near or nigh horse is the one on the left” |
| adjective | closely resembling the genuine article “near beer” |
| adjective | giving or spending with reluctance “our cheeseparing administration” |
| adjective | with or in a close or intimate relationship “a good friend” |
| adjective | very close in resemblance “sketched in an approximate likeness” |
| adverb | near in time or place or relationship “as the wedding day drew near” |
| adverb | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but “the job is (just) about done” |
| approachable | adjective | easily approached |
| approach | noun | the event of one object coming closer to another |
| nearness | noun | the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance |
| closeness | noun | the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance |
| penny-pinching | noun | extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |