Far and near

Far and near
Near Near (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. [1913 Webster]

My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.'' --Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. Closely; intimately. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.

{To come near to}, to want but little of; to approximate to. ``Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.'' --Addison.

{Near the wind} (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled. [1913 Webster]


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  • Far and near — Far Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • far and near — {n. phr.} Far places and near places; everywhere. * /People came from far and near to hear him speak./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • far and near — {n. phr.} Far places and near places; everywhere. * /People came from far and near to hear him speak./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • far\ and\ near — n. phr. Far places and near places; everywhere. People came from far and near to hear him speak …   Словарь американских идиом

  • far and near — all over, everywhere; distant and close …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Far and wide — Far Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Far — Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Far between — Far Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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