anear
anear preposition: near.
Preposition
anear
- Near.
- the measure of misery anear us1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC
- And soon I heard a roaring wind: / It did not come anear; / But with its sound it shook the sails, / That were so thin and sere.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Adverb
anear
Verb
anear (third-person singular simple present anears, present participle anearing, simple past and past participle aneared)
- To approach.
Examples of anear in a sentence
- Anear the centre of that northern crest / Stands out a level upland bleak and bare, […]1870–1874, James Thomson, “The City of Dreadful Night”, in The City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems, London: Reeves and Turner, […]...
- As slowly, one by one, / The stars appear, / My burdened heart I lift, / And feel to God anear.1907, Helen Elizabeth Coolidge, Poems:
Forms of anear
| third-person singular present | anears |
|---|---|
| present participle | anearing |
| past participle | aneared |
| past | aneared |
Origin of anear
From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh.
From a- (“onward, away”; intensifying prefix) + near (verb). Compare Middle English aneiȝen.
Words that rhyme with anear
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about anear
- What does anear mean?
- Anear means near.
- How do you use anear in a sentence?
- Anear the centre of that northern crest / Stands out a level upland bleak and bare, […]
- What part of speech is anear?
- Anear can be a preposition, an adverb or a verb.
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