anear
Americanadverb
preposition
adverb
Etymology
Origin of anear
1725–35; a- (semantically empty, perhaps by analogy with afar; cf. apast) + near
Example Sentences
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You see, there's Mr. S—— I bin so busy I en't bin anear him this week for fear he should want me up there.
From Change in the Village by George Sturt
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.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Field breezes mingle with the oil and tar, And with a shudder I behold anear The solid weed-hung timbers of the pier.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various
The people of the Gaeldom of to-day are anear perishing for lack of the famous feats of their fathers.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz
From west, from east, from north and south resounds, Afar and now anear, from all thy bounds, And no surcease, "With thee be peace!"
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
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