short-term / (of a pregnant woman) Almost at the end of the gestation period.

The region located south of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia.

(Britain, informal) Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety.

(US, informal) A person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

a miss which was nearly a hit or collision / (by extension) a scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster

Alternative spelling of nearsightedness

The ability to see clearly an image that is relatively close (about 10 to 13 inches)

myopic, suffering from myopia

Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.

(transitive) To approach, to move toward. / (intransitive) To approach, to come closer.