Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Near (-er)
near (-er), adv. [OE.]
- Close in space.
- Almost; just about.
- Close in time.
- Close in distance.
- Present; around; in proximity; close in presence.
- Close in amount.
- Intense; extreme.
- Real; actual; soon to happen.
- Loud; close in sound; high in volume.
- Familiar; close by; [fig.] well-known.
- Full; complete; perfect; better.
- Phrase. “As near as”: like; similar to; as much as.
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