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anear

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5
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6
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5

Definition of anear

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

prep

  1. Near.
    “the measure of misery anear us”
    “And soon I heard a roaring wind: / It did not come anear; / But with its sound it shook the sails, / That were so thin and sere.”
    “Anear the centre of that northern crest / Stands out a level upland bleak and bare, […]”
    “As slowly, one by one, / The stars appear, / My burdened heart I lift, / And feel to God anear.”
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prep

  1. Near.
    “the measure of misery anear us”
    “And soon I heard a roaring wind: / It did not come anear; / But with its sound it shook the sails, / That were so thin and sere.”
    “Anear the centre of that northern crest / Stands out a level upland bleak and bare, […]”
    “As slowly, one by one, / The stars appear, / My burdened heart I lift, / And feel to God anear.”

adv

  1. (obsolete)Nearly.

verb

  1. (obsolete)To approach.

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Etymology

From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh.

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