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Finnish
Noun
heran
- genitive singular of hera
German
Etymology
From her + an.
Pronunciation
Adverb
heran
- near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)
Komm heran, Junge!- Come closer to me, boy!
Er schlich sich unauffällig von hinten an sie heran.- He sneaked up unobtrusively on her from behind.
1920, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern:Wir schlängelten uns aneinander heran und führten im Hauchton eine hastige Unterhaltung.- We crept nearer together and held a muttered consultation.
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Further reading
- “heran” in Duden online
- “heran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic حَيْرَان (ḥayrān, “uncertain, confused”).
Adjective
heran
- amazed, astonished
- Synonyms: tercengang, takjub
- strange, wonder, bizarre
- Synonyms: aneh, ganjil, garib
Derived terms
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
hēran (Anglian, Kentish)
- Alternative form of hīeran
Conjugation
Volapük
Noun
heran (nominative plural herans)
- hairdresser
Declension
declension of heran
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only