How do you spell Nearing
Available Definitions:
1) adv. - At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
2) adv. - Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
3) adv. - Closely; intimately.
4) adv. - Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
5) adv. - Closely connected or related.
6) adv. - Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
7) adv. - Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
8) adv. - So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
9) adv. - Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
10) a - Immediate; direct; close; short.
11) a - Close-fisted; parsimonious.
12) prep. - Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
13) adv. - To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
14) v. i. - To draw near; to approach.
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