anear

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From a- (“away, off, from, of”) +‎ near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh. ==== Preposition ==== anear Near. ==== Adverb ==== anear (obsolete) Nearly. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From a- (“onward, away”; intensifying prefix) +‎ near (verb). Compare Middle English aneiȝen. ==== Verb ==== anear (third-person singular simple present anears, present participle anearing, simple past and past participle aneared) (obsolete) To approach. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === Aaren, Arean, Arnea, arena