Near (adjective)

1. Close in space or time.
2. Almost the same or within a small difference.

Origin:

From middle english ner, from old english nēar ("near, near to, close to, nigh"), from proto-germanic *nēraz ("near, close"), from proto-indo-european *néh₂r.

Examples:

1. She lives near the ocean.
2. The store is near my house.
3. This dress is near the one I want.
4. He finished the project just in the nick of time, with only minutes to spare.
5. The two theories are near identical.