near (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Not far distant in place or time1. prŏpinquus; comp. prŏpior; sup. proxĭmus (in predicative use, after to be, prŏpĕ, prŏpius, proxĭmē2. vīcīnusII. Of roads, leading directly to a placeIII. Having blood relationshipIV. Niggardly • near (adj.): I. Not far distant in place or time: 1. prŏpinquus; comp. prŏpior; sup. proxĭmus (in predicative use, after to be, prŏpĕ, prŏpius, proxĭmē: v. near, adv.): places n. the line of march, propinqua itineris (al. itineri) loca, Liv. 6, 25, med. (v. neighbouring): a n.er eminence, commanding the Roman camp, propior tumulus, atque imminens Romanorum castris, Liv. 22, 24, med. (propior also occurs with acc., cf. Sall. J. 49, init., ipse propior montem suos collocat): the n.est towns, proxima oppida, Caes. B. G. 3, 12: the Belgae are n.est to the Germans, Belgae Germanis proximae sunt, ib. 1, 1 (also with acc., cf. Liv. 35, 27, ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum; and with prep. ab: ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit, Liv. 37, 25: Ov. Phr.: to have a n. view of anything, aliquid prope intueri., Cic. Sen. 14, 48 (where some read propter. which expresses more than prope); e proximo aspicere, Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 17. (N.B.--For near, of time, v. recent; near at hand.) 2. vīcīnus: v. neighbouring. II. Of roads, leading directly to a place: Phr.: the n.est road to a place, via ad (in, with ref. to a country) ... proxima (et compendiaria = a short cut), Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43 (fig.): Caes. III. Having blood relationship: prŏpinquus; more fully, genere propinquus, Sall. Jug. 10: Cic.: the n.est of kin, genere proximus, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17; pr. cognatione, Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144: v. nearly-related. IV. Niggardly: parcus, sordĭdus, etc.: v. niggardly, mean.