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anear.

Near.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

prep
  1. Near.

Where this word comes from

From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh.

adv
  1. Nearly.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh.

verb
  1. To approach.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From a- (“onward, away”; intensifying prefix) + near (verb). Compare Middle English aneiȝen.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.