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The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

To come closer to; to approach.

Example: The ship nears the land.

Physically close.

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

Close in time.

Example: The end is near.

Closely connected or related.

Example: The deceased man had no near relatives.

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

Example: a near friend

At or towards a position close in space or time.

Nearly; almost.

Example: He was near unconscious when I found him.

Physically close to, in close proximity to.

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

Close to in time.

Example: The voyage was near completion.

Close to in nature or degree.

Example: His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.