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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Or indeed, art thou beside me, Weeping, darling, close anear?
From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
The rabbit passing by, So very soft and sly, Took Billy for a hunter gaily dressed; But when she came anear, She said, “’Tis very clear It’s safe enough to stay and take a rest.”
From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne
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 Karpeles, Gustav
This earthly noise is too anear, Too loud, and will not let me hear The little harp.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
This, as we know, is the intellectual sense, the sentinel that guards the body, keeping a look-out for what is afar as for what is anear.
From Children's Ways by Sully, James
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