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Arear vs Anear - What's the difference?

arear | anear |

As verbs the difference between arear and anear

is that arear is to raise; to set up; to stir up while anear is to approach.

As an adverb arear

is backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.

As a preposition anear is

near.

arear

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • backward; in or to the rear; behindhand
    • (Spenser)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise; to set up; to stir up.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    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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