Definitionen
1.AdjectivePhysically close."I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.; Stay near at all times."
2.AdjectiveClose in time."The end is near.; We're getting near to Christmas."
3.AdjectiveClosely connected or related."The deceased man had no near relatives."
4.AdjectiveClose to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear."It is a matter of near consequence to me.; a near friend"
5.AdjectiveClose to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling."a version near to the original"
6.AdjectiveSo as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow."a near escape"
7.AdjectiveApproximate, almost."The two words are near synonyms."
8.AdjectiveOn the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left)."The near front wheel came loose."
9.AdjectiveNext to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team."the near ox; the near leg"
10.AdjectiveImmediate; direct; close; short.
11.AdjectiveStingy; parsimonious. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"Don't be near with your pocketbook."
12.AdjectiveWithin the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture."a near pointer"
13.AdverbAt or towards a position close in space or time. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
14.AdverbNearly; almost."He was near unconscious when I found him.; I jumped into the near-freezing water.; I near ruptured myself trying to move the piano."
15.PrepositionPhysically close to, in close proximity to."There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun."
16.PrepositionClose to in time."The voyage was near completion."
17.PrepositionClose to in nature or degree."His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable."
18.VerbTo come closer to; to approach."The ship nears the land."
19.NounThe left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
20.NounKidney.