NEAR

near. Near, a. not distant, close, intimate, niggardly

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Near (nēr), adv. [[AS. neár, compar. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.]] 1. 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. 2. 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. “Near twenty years ago.” Shak. “Near a fortnight ago.” Addison.
Near about the yearly value of the land. Locke. 3. 3. Closely; intimately. Shak.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. — To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. “Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.” Addison. — Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.