near

v.

[1]	approach , come on , go up , draw near , draw close , come near
[2]	approach , draw near/nigh , come close/closer , verge on , approximate on , lean towards

prep.

[1]	close to , in the vicinity/neighbourhood of , next to , adjacent to , within reach of , within a mile of , a stone's throw from , not far (away) from

adv.

[1]	close (by/at hand) , not far (off/away) , nearby , nigh , in/into the vicinity/neighbourhood , within (easy) reach
[2]	close to , next to
[3]	nearly , almost , just about , wellnigh , close to being , not quite , virtually
[4]	nigh , close
[5]	about , almost , most , nearly , nigh , virtually , well-nigh

adj.

[1]	close , nigh
[2]	nigh
[3]	close , imminent , immediate , impending , looming , coming , approaching , forthcoming , in the offing , at hand
[4]	nearby , cheeseparing , close , close , adjacent , penny-pinching , skinny , next-door , close-by , adjoining , abutting , neighbouring , contiguous
[5]	stingy , dear , good , mean , niggardly , miserly , parsimonious , penurious , cheap , penny-pinching , cheese-paring , selfish , close , tight-fisted , close-fisted
[6]	close , approximate , intimate , connected , related , attached
[7]	close , narrow , hairbreadth