4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use near as a article, adverb, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Near
A 1 syllables article and 4 letters with the letters a, e, n, and r, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ea. Near starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters n, ne, nea, and the ending characters are r, ar, ear, ..
Definition
Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Near is set as a grade three word that starts with n, ends with r, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is near a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Near in Pig Latin is said as "earnay or earnway".
Unigram
n | e | a | r
Bigram
ne | ea | ar
Trigram
nea | ear
Quadrigram
near
Word Gram
Verb Examples
move towards;
"We were approaching our destination";
"They are drawing near";
"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Article Examples
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
"near neighbors";
"in the near future";
"they are near equals";
"his nearest approach to success";
"a very near thing";
"a near hit by the bomb";
"she was near tears";
"she was close to tears";

Adjective Satellite Examples
very close in resemblance;
"sketched in an approximate likeness";
"a near likeness"
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
"a good friend";
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
giving or spending with reluctance;
"our cheeseparing administration";
"very close (or near) with his money";
"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
closely resembling the genuine article;
"near beer";
"a dress of near satin"
Adverb Examples

near in time or place or relationship;
"as the wedding day drew near";
"stood near the door";
"don't shoot until they come near";
"getting near to the true explanation";
"her mother is always near";
"The end draws nigh";
"the bullet didn't come close";

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Near"

There are 476 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to near.

SynonymDefinition
About(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"
"in just about a minute"
"he''s about 30 years old"
"I''ve had about all I can stand"
"we meet about once a month"
"some forty people came"
"weighs around a hundre
About To Be
Abuttinghaving a common boundary or edge
touching
"abutting lots"
"adjoining rooms"
"Rhode Island has two bordering states
Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
"the side of Germany conterminous with France"
"Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
"neighboring
Accost
Adjacentnear or close to but not necessarily touching
"lands adjacent to the mountains"
"New York and adjacent cities"
Adjoininghaving a common boundary or edge
touching
"abutting lots"
"adjoining rooms"
"Rhode Island has two bordering states
Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
"the side of Germany conterminous with France"
"Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
"neighboring
Advancethe act of moving forward toward a goal
Advancementgradual improvement or growth or development
"advancement of knowledge"
"great progress in the arts"
Advancingmoving ahead or toward the front
"advancing armies"
Adventarrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
"the advent of the computer"

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Anagrams

There are 3 anagrams from near.

Anagram Definition
Nearmove towards
"We were approaching our destination"
"They are drawing near"
"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Earnearn on some commercial or business transaction
earn as salary or wages
"How much do you make a month in your new job?"
"She earns a lot in her new job"
"this merger brought in lots of money"
"He clears $5,000 each month"
Anre

View English words with the unique letters used in near. Words With The Letters Aenr

Derives

Near derives from 3 words.

Word Definition
Approachthe act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter''s approach scattered the geese"
Approachingthe act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter''s approach scattered the geese"
Comingarrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
"the advent of the computer"

Entails

There are 5 words that near entails, or helps give meaning to.

Word Definition
Advancethe act of moving forward toward a goal
Go On
March On
Move On
Progressgradual improvement or growth or development
"advancement of knowledge"
"great progress in the arts"

Hypernyms

Near has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Comecome to pass
arrive, as in due course
"The first success came three days later"
"It came as a shock"
"Dawn comes early in June"
Come Up

Hyponyms

There are 8 hyponyms for near

Word Definition
Bear Down On
Bear Down Upon
Closethe concluding part of any performance
Crowda large number of things or people considered together;
"a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
Drive Up
Edge In
Edge Up
Pushthe act of applying force in order to move something away;
"he gave the door a hard push";
"the pushing is good exercise"

Names With The Word "Near"

8 names are spelled with near.

NameMaleFemale
LenearNoNo
JanearNoYes
NeariahYesYes
NeariYesYes
NearyNoYes

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word near.

Is near a scrabble word or can you use near in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 1009 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 1310 games. This 4 letter 4 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, e, n, and r? There's 38 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, e, n, and r. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Answer (6 letters) 9 +5 10 +5 answer
Raven (5 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 raven
Aranea (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aranea
Anser (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 snare
Sterna (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 sterna
Arena (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 arena
Snare (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 snare
Tavern (6 letters) 9 +5 11 +6 tavern
Nature (6 letters) 6 +2 8 +3 nature
Warren (6 letters) 9 +5 10 +5 warren
Anvers (6 letters) 9 +5 11 +6 anvers
Vanern (6 letters) 9 +5 12 +7 aennrv
Earner (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 nearer
Ranee (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 ranee
Ranter (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 terran
Snarer (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aenrrs
Tanner (6 letters) 6 +2 8 +3 tanner
Wanter (6 letters) 9 +5 10 +5 wanter
Warner (6 letters) 9 +5 10 +5 warren
Yawner (6 letters) 12 +8 12 +7 yawner
Nerva (5 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 raven
RNase (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 snare
Natter (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 natter
Yearn (5 letters) 8 +4 8 +3 yearn
Near (4 letters) 4 5 rena





     

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