Definitions For Near

verb

  • Move towards
  • Close to someone or something in distance
  • Not far away in time
  • Almost or nearly

adjective

  • Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

adjective

  • Very close in resemblance
  • With or in a close or intimate relationship
  • Giving or spending with reluctance
  • Closely resembling the genuine article
  • Being on the left side

adverb

  • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • Near in time or place or relationship

noun

  • To come closer in space or time to someone or something

Is Near a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
5

The word Near is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Near in a Sentence

  • The plant was near dead when I got it.
  • As the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire
  • I left the box near the door.
  • The cat won't go near fire.
  • There are several beaches near here.
  • The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.
  • The near side headlight is out.
  • As the date of the performance neared, we grew more and more anxious.
  • He always cheers up when baseball season nears.
  • The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.

Synonyms for Near

Antonyms for Near

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