Definition
An archaic or poetic word meaning to draw near, come close, or be near; related to the modern word 'near.'
Etymology
From Old English 'on eare' or similar, meaning 'on the ear' or literally 'to the ear,' evolving to mean 'near' or 'close.' The word fell out of common use but survives in poetry and archaic texts.
Kelly Says
Old English speakers literally said 'on ear' to mean 'nearby'—the idea being that you could hear someone—and this gradually shortened into 'anear,' showing how languages evolve by lazy pronunciation!
Translations
ARالعربية
اقتراب
iq-tara-b
BNবাংলা
সাথে আসা
sa-the a-sa
CSČeština
přiblížit se
pri-bli-zhit se
DADansk
nærme sig
naer-me sig
DEDeutsch
sich nähern
sich nay-ern
ELΕλληνικά
πλησιάστε
pli-si-aste
ESEspañol
acercarse
a-ser-KAR-se
FAفارسی
نزدیک شدن
na-zdi-k sho-dan
FISuomi
lähestyä
laeh-es-tyä
FRFrançais
s'approcher
s'ap-pro-sh
HEעברית
להתקרב
le-hit-karv
HIहिन्दी
निकट आना
ni-k-at a-na
HUMagyar
közelebb kerül
ko-ze-lebb ke-rul
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendekat
men-de-kat
ITItaliano
accostare
a-kos-ta-re
KO한국어
가까워지다
ga-kka-wo-ji-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mendekati
men-de-ka-ti
NLNederlands
bijna
bij-na
NONorsk
nærme seg
naer-me seg
PLPolski
zbliżyć się
zb-li-zhi-ci se
PTPortuguês
aproximar
a-pro-xi-mar
RORomână
aproape
a-pro-ape
RUРусский
приближаться
pri-bli-zha-tsya
SVSvenska
närma sig
nar-ma sig
SWKiswahili
karibu
ka-ri-bu
TAதமிழ்
அருகே வர
aru-ke var
TEతెలుగు
సమీపించు
sa-mee-pa-in-chu
TRTürkçe
yaklaşmak
ya-kla-ş-mak
UKУкраїнська
наближатися
na-bli-zha-ty-sya
URاردو
قریب آنے
qarib a-na
VITiếng Việt
tiến gần
tee-en gan