"anear" meaning in English

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Adverb

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} anear
  1. (obsolete) nearly Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-anear-en-adv-vzPhH6KU

Preposition

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} anear, {{en-prep}} anear
  1. near
    Sense id: en-anear-en-prep-Rro0dwvM

Verb

Forms: anears [present, singular, third-person], anearing [participle, present], aneared [participle, past], aneared [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} anear (third-person singular simple present anears, present participle anearing, simple past and past participle aneared)
  1. (obsolete) To approach Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-anear-en-verb-QO0zwWV-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for anear meaning in English (1.7kB)

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