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The word nearly is an adverb, a word to modify a verb. Nearly is another form of the adverb 'near'. The word near is occasionally used as a noun, but it is also an adjective and a verb.

Example sentences for adverbs:

We sat near the lake.

He nearly dropped the plate.

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