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anear¹

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

preposition

  1. Near. the measure of misery anear us

adverb

  1. obsolete Nearly.

anear²

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

verb anears · anearing · aneared

  1. obsolete To approach.

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"anear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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anear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anear

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"anear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anear.

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@misc{anear_2026,
  title = {anear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}