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Hyphenation for “near”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “near”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "near" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “near” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „near“ ⟶ „near“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "near"

near >> nɪə

Definition: [adverb] at or to a short distance away; nearby.
Example: a bomb exploded somewhere near

Synonyms of "near"

close by | close | nearby | close/near at hand | not far off/away | in the neighbourhood | in the vicinity | at hand | within reach | within close range | on the doorstep | within earshot | within sight | a stone's throw away | at close quarters | alongside | within spitting distance | a hop | skip | and a jump away | within sniffing distance | nigh |

Definition: [adverb] a short time away in the future.
Example: his retirement was drawing near

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Definition: [adverb] almost.
Example: a near perfect fit

Synonyms of "near"

almost | just about | nearly | practically | virtually | all but | well-nigh |

Definition: [adverb] nearly.
Example: I near fell out of the chair

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Definition: [preposition] at or to a short distance away from (a place).
Example: the car park near the sawmill

Synonyms of "near"

close to | close by | not far (away) from | a short distance from | in the vicinity of | in the neighbourhood of | within reach of | a stone's throw away from | next to | adjacent to | alongside | bordering on | adjoining | abutting | contiguous with | within spitting distance of | a hop | skip | and a jump away from | within sniffing distance of |

Definition: [preposition] a short period of time from.
Example: near the end of the war

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Definition: [preposition] close to (a state); verging on.
Example: she gave a tiny smile, brave but near tears

Synonyms of "near"

Definition: [preposition] similar to.
Example: a shape near to the original

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Definition: [adjective] located a short distance away.
Example: a large house in the near distance

Synonyms of "near"

close | nearby | not far off/away | close/near at hand | at hand | a stone's throw away | within reach | within range | accessible | handy | convenient | local | neighbouring | adjacent | next-door | adjoining | bordering | abutting | contiguous | proximate | within spitting distance |

Definition: [adjective] only a short time ahead.
Example: the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future

Synonyms of "near"

imminent | forthcoming | in the offing | close/near at hand | at hand | (just) round the corner | approaching | impending | upcoming | coming | looming |

Definition: [adjective] similar.
Example: walking in these shoes is the nearest thing to floating on air

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Definition: [adjective] located on the nearside of a vehicle.
Example: the near right-hand end window of the caravan

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Definition: [adjective] (of a person) mean; miserly.

Synonyms of "near"

miserly | niggardly | close-fisted | penny-pinching | cheese-paring | ungenerous | penurious | illiberal | close | grasping | Scrooge-like | stinting | sparing | frugal | mean | tight-fisted | stingy | tight | mingy | money-grubbing | skinflinty | cheap | tight-arsed | tight as a duck's arse | tight-assed |

Definition: [verb] come near to; approach.
Example: soon the cab would be nearing Oxford Street

Synonyms of "near"

approach | draw near/nearer to | get near/nearer to | get close/closer to | come towards | move towards | advance towards | close in on | verge on | border on | get close to | approximate to |