[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To come or be near to (someone or something); to approach, to near.

- To draw near, to approach.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Stanyhurst (1547–1618), literary scholar and translator. From a- + near

[], (Preposition)

Definitions:
- Near, close to.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas More (1478–1535), lord chancellor, humanist, and martyr. From a- + near, perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc

[], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- In, or so as to be in, close proximity; near. Frequently opposed to afar (now often humorously).


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas More (1478–1535), lord chancellor, humanist, and martyr. From a- + near, perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc