・one's nearest neighbor 一番近い隣人.

2 〈道が〉真直な (direct); 距離が近い, 短い.

・the near road 近道.

・go by the nearest way 一番の近道を通る.

3 縁の近い, 血族の, 近親の (closely akin).

・a near relative [relation] 近親者 (cf. one's NEARest and dearest).

4 親しい, 親密な (intimate).

5 [通例限定的] (利害)関係の深い.

・a matter of near consequence to me 私にとって大切なこと.

・That is a very near concern of his. それは彼にとってきわめて関係の深いことだ.

6 よく似た, (原物を)よくまねた, 本物に近い; 代用の.

・a near translation 原文に忠実な訳 (cf. free 10).

・a near guess 当たらずとも遠からぬ推測.