anear adverb 1preposition 1verb 1forms 3 adverb1 •(no longer used) Nearly. preposition1 •Near.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 verb1 •(no longer used) To approach. formsaneared · anearing · anears
