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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Stephen Anear, an assistant district attorney from San Diego County, cited what he called “a damning psychological assessment” of the inmate.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2017
Anear it breaks with a faery spume, Spraying the rocks that glisten.
From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young
Anear, a-nēr′, adv. nearly: near.—prep. near.—v.t. to approach, to come near to.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I shall ever hear That funeral dirge in its meanings drear, But I may not linger with faltering tread Anear my treasures—anear my dead.
From Poems of the Heart and Home by Yule, J. C.
Anear it speeds, there are masts like reeds and a tossing plume of steam!
From War Poetry of the South by Various
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