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any encouragement from a naysayer like Raymond.
14.2 near...
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near adv. 1 close (by or at hand), not far (off or away), nearby,
nigh, in or into the vicinity or neighbourhood, within (easy)
reach: Draw near and listen to my tale. 2 close to, next to:
Don't go near the edge! 3 nearly, almost, just about, wellnigh,
close to being; not quite, virtually: She was damn near killed
in the car crash.
--adj. 4 close, imminent, immediate, impending, looming,
coming, approaching, forthcoming; in the offing, at hand: We
hope to settle the pollution problem in the near future. The
time is near for me to go. 5 nearby, close, adjacent, next-door,
close-by, adjoining, abutting, neighbouring, contiguous: My
nearest neighbours live a mile away. 6 stingy, mean, niggardly,
miserly, parsimonious, penurious, cheap, penny-pinching,
cheese-paring, selfish, close, tight-fisted, close-fisted: He
is so near he begrudged me even a cup of tea. 7 close,
intimate, connected, related, attached: In case of emergency,
list the name and address of a near relative. 8 close, narrow,
hairbreadth: Although I escaped, it was a near thing.
--prep. 9 close to, in the vicinity or neighbourhood of, next
to, adjacent to, within reach of, within a mile of; a stone's
throw from, not far (away) from: She wouldn't allow the doctor
to come near her. I live near the railway.
--v. 10 approach, draw near or nigh, come close or closer,
verge on, approximate on, lean towards: As summer nears, I
think of going on holiday. The ship neared port. His estimate is
beginning to near mine.
nearby adv. 1 close by, close at hand, not far-off or -away, in the
vicinity or neighbourhood, within (easy) reach, about, around:
Hyenas loitered nearby waiting for the lions to leave the kill.
--adj. 2 close, within reach, handy, accessible, at or to hand,
adjacent: Nearby villagers helped put out the fire. We always
kept a gun nearby because of pirates.