as near as

Meaning

1. Oxford75% of films

   as accurately as

   Well, as near as I can figure out, it's because I, uh....

2. Editorial25% of films

   as close as possible in distance or location

   -Find us lodgings, as near as you can. -[Brailesford] Yes, sir.

In the movies · 4

• Well, as near as I can figure out, it's because I, uh....One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
• -Find us lodgings, as near as you can. -[Brailesford] Yes, sir.The Dig2021
• As near as I can see, the only thing you can take with you is the love of your friends.You Can't Take It with You1938
• Near where? Near...In America2003
• The bridge is near.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
• No, it's nowhere near that.Gone Girl2014
• No. I'm not going near that.R.I.P.D.2013
• It's right near there.The Game1997

Learn it in full scenes

• You Can't Take It with You1938
  • Kirby Plans the Munitions Monopoly
  • Poppins Becomes a Lily of the Field
  • A Day in the Sycamore House

From the same entry

• your nearest and dearest
• a near thing
• to the nearest
• as near as damn it
• near enough
• not anywhere near near
• so near and yet so far
• pretty much
• at hand
• close to heart
• be close to the mark