・It was (getting) very near to Christmas. もうすぐクリスマスだった.

・I live nearer to the school than you. 君の家より私の家の方が学校に近い.

・The day is getting near. その日が切迫している.

2 (関係が)接近して (closely) 〔to〕.

・His conduct came near to treachery. 彼の行為は裏切りと言ってもいいくらいだった.

・It was near to being hysterics. それはヒステリーに近かった.

・That's the nearest I've ever come to crying. 最も泣きそうになったのはそのときだ (cf. come NEAR to doing).

3 《米口語・英古》

a ほとんど (nearly).

・a period of near fifty years 約 50 年の期間.

・I was very near dead. 死んだも同然だった.