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Anear vs Nearby - What's the difference?

anear | nearby |

As a preposition anear

is near.

As a verb anear

is (obsolete) to approach.

As an adjective nearby is

adjacent, near, very close.

As an adverb nearby is

next to, close to.

anear

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • near
  • * I. Taylor
    • The measure of misery anear us.
  • * Coleridge
    • It did not come anear .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "anear")

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To approach

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    nearby

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • adjacent, near, very close
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • next to, close to
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

    Usage notes

    Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by'', which is written as two words; and the adjectival ''nearby , which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.

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