near

Physically close.

I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.

Stay near at all times.

Close in time.

The end is near.

We're getting near to Xmas.

Closely connected or related.

The deceased man had no near relatives.

she is thy fathers neere kinswoman.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

A matter of near consequence to me.

a near friend

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

a version near to the original

At or towards a position close in space or time.

Nearly; almost.

He was near unconscious when I found him.

I jumped into the near-freezing water.

Physically close to, in close proximity to.

There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.

Ts'ai Ch'ien 蔡乾 was born in 1908 in Changhua near Taichung, Taiwan (Formosa).

Close to in time.

The voyage was near completion.

Close to in nature or degree.

His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.

There was no way Brín felt anything anywhere near what I felt for him. He saw me as a friend.