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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I know by the hills," she resumed calm and clear, "By the beauty upon them, that HE is anear: Did they ever look so since he bade me adieu?
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
But of thy gentleness draw thou anear, And then the heart of one who held thee dear Mayst thou behold!
From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by Morris, William
But the shadow drew anear them, 'Twas a man in sable mantle.
From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
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
The cup of dole God gave for baptism, I am fain to drink, And praise its sweetness, sweet with thee anear.
From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng
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