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Definition of near verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

near

 verb
verb
NAmE//nɪr//
 
[transitive, intransitive] near (something) (rather formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they near
 
 he / she / it nears
 
 past simple neared
 
 -ing form nearing
 
 
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to come close to something in time or space synonym approach The project is nearing completion. She was nearing the end of her life. He must be nearing 40. We neared the top of the hill. As Christmas neared, the children became more and more excited.
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