nearnear2 ●●● adjective 
1
only a short distance from someone or something: 
The nearest town (=the town that is the closest) is 20 miles away.2very close to having a particular quality or being a particular thing: His explanation is as near to the truth as we’ll get.3in the near future at a time that is not very far in the future: We will have a new teacher joining us in the near future.4near miss a situation in which something almost hits something else
1 only a short distance from someone or something: The nearest town (=the town that is the closest) is 20 miles away.2very close to having a particular quality or being a particular thing: His explanation is as near to the truth as we’ll get.3in the near future at a time that is not very far in the future: We will have a new teacher joining us in the near future.4near miss a situation in which something almost hits something else
