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DRAW NEAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move towards

Example:

The enemy army came nearer and nearer

Synonyms:

approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "draw near" is one way to...):

come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)

"Draw near" entails doing...:

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Verb group:

approach; come near (come near in time)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw near"):

drive up (approach while driving)

bear down on; bear down upon (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)

edge in; edge up (push one's way into (a space))

close (draw near)

crowd; push (approach a certain age or speed)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue draw near

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