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near
Preposition
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With a small distance between; close.
The end is near.
She lives near me.
The house is near the beach.
near
Adjective
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Almost
It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us.
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Close
The nearest thing to me is my family.
We'll be meeting again in the near future.
near
Verb
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To come close to, approach.
We neared the beach.
bed
Noun
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A piece of furniture to sleep on.
At night, I go to bed.
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The bottom of a river or ocean.
The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.
bed
Verb
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To have sex with someone.
By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.
velocity
Noun
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Something's velocity is how fast it is moving.
The bullet comes out of a gun at a high velocity.
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In science, velocity is how fast something is moving in a particular direction.
The velocity of the car was 10 metres per second to the north-east when it hit the tree.