Meaning

2 senses

  1. (dialectal, not comparable)Nearly.

  2. (dialectal, not comparable)Nearby; near at hand.

Origin

From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near + hand.

From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near + hand.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nearbyB1nearernearestnearlyA2neatB2

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