anear

[ uh-neer ]

/ əˈnɪər /

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adverb, preposition Archaic.

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Origin of anear

1725–35; a- (semantically empty, perhaps by analogy with afar; cf. apast) + near

Words nearby anear

and then some, And thereby hangs a tale, Andvari, Andy, ane, anear, anecdata, anecdotage, anecdotal, anecdotally, anecdote

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How to use anear in a sentence

The people of the Gaeldom of to-day are anear perishing for lack of the famous feats of their fathers.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Mary Cushin: There are some of the neighbours have learning, and you bade me not bring it anear them.
Seven Short Plays|Lady Gregory
If it wasn't for the contract I have for the soldiers' barracks and the sergeant's good word, I wouldn't go anear it.
Contemporary One-Act Plays|Sir James M. Barrie
"I'd know you if I was under the sod, and the sound of your voice come anear me," he said almost solemnly.
The Gambler|Katherine Cecil Thurston

And whether we live apart or anear, I shall always be your husband—yours alone—until death shall part us.
Her Dark Inheritance|Mrs. E. Burke Collins

British Dictionary definitions for anear

anear

/ (əˈnɪə) archaic /

preposition

near

adverb

nearly

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