I. əˈ- transitive verb
Etymology: a- (I) + near, v.
archaic : to come near to : near
II. adverb
Etymology: a- (I) + near, adverb
1. archaic : nearly , almost
the lady shrieks and well anear does fall — Shakespeare
2. archaic : close , near
timidly the women drew anear — William Morris
III. preposition
now chiefly dialect : near : close to
sat anear me