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"That was a near miss." What part of speech is "near"? 1.noun 2.adjective 3.verb 4.adverb

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تم إضافة السؤال من قبل NAZISH HAYAT KHAN MD MUSHTAQUE ALAM
تاريخ النشر: 2016/03/06
Ahmad Saleh
من قبل Ahmad Saleh , Part-time English Teacher , ITA

The whole phrase "near miss" is considered to be a countable noun by most dictionaries , but if you want the word "near" in particular, it functions here as an adjective.

anayat bukhari
من قبل anayat bukhari , Researcher, English Content Writer, Publisher , Noor Foundation

Near miss in this particular case is a noun. Near miss is used for something that falls just short of success.

مها شرف
من قبل مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I agree with Mr Ahmad answers. Thanks. 

dalal alharbi
من قبل dalal alharbi

Apologized for the answer, I do not know, leave the answer for the professionals.

مستخدم محذوف‎
من قبل مستخدم محذوف‎

Near here is an Adjectiv or it can be served as an Adverb as well 

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