consort vs near

consort

adj
  • of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager 

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

noun
  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

  • A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. 

near

adj
  • Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear. 

  • Physically close. 

  • So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow. 

  • Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling. 

  • Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture. 

  • Close in time. 

  • Closely connected or related. 

  • Approximate, almost. 

  • On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left). 

prep
  • Close to in time. 

  • Physically close to, in close proximity to. 

  • Close to in nature or degree. 

noun
  • The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc. 

verb
  • To come closer to; to approach. 

adv
  • At or towards a position close in space or time. 

  • Nearly; almost. 

How often have the words consort and near occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )