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Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) near

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1) search

Etymology 1
14th century. Probably a back-formation from, from , present active infinitive of ; or from a (compare 🇨🇬, northern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from the feminine of.

Noun

 * 1) fence; enclosure
 * 2)  wall
 * 3) siege
 * 1) siege
 * 1) siege

Etymology 2
From.

Preposition

 * 1) near

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) insult, scorn

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) search

Etymology
Taken from, itself from Vulgar Latin. Attested in the single mid-11th century Catalan document quoted below. Note the ⟨e⟩ for etymological Latin /ĭ/ as well as how it is paired with ⟨manedas⟩, another Romance word derived ultimately from Latin through a Vulgar Latin, showing both /ĭ/ > /e/ and /-t-/ > /d/.

Noun

 * 1) moat, defensive enclosure

Etymology 1
, or from, from a (compare 🇨🇬, northern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from the feminine of.

Noun

 * 1) fence barrier

Etymology 2
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Adverb

 * 1) around, approximately

Etymology
, present active infinitive of, from ,.

Verb

 * 1) to examine, inspect, analyze, study
 * 2) to search, ask, take interest in

Etymology 1
(whence also 🇨🇬), from earlier 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh referring to quantity or time-related
 * 2) close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight spatially
 * 3) nearby, close by

Etymology 2
, or from, from a (compare 🇨🇬, northern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from the feminine of.

Noun

 * 1) fence a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter
 * 2) stone wall
 * 1) stone wall