nearest

adjclose by physically

adjclose in time; forthcoming
adjfamiliar

Word Origin & History

Old English near "closer, nearer," comparative of neah, neh"nigh." Influenced by Old Norse naer "near," it came to be used as a positive form mid-13c., and new comparative nearer developed 1500s (see nigh). As an adjective from c.1300. Originally an adverb but now supplanted in most such senses by nearly; it has in turn supplanted correct nigh as an adjective. Related: Nearness. In near and dear (1620s) it refers to nearness of kinship. Near East first attested 1891, in Kipling. Near beer "low-alcoholic brew" is from 1908.

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The driver faced the bill toward the nearest street-light and scanned it.

We are now within 140 miles from the nearest Adelaide station.

You forget the nearest telegraph office is at Witherby, seven miles off.

The right of their position was nearest the attacking force.

And that was the nearest the little adventuress ever came to making a Biblical quotation.

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