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draw near
verb
move towards (Freq. 3)
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We were approaching our destination

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They are drawing near

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The enemy army came nearer and nearer

• Syn: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑come on, ↑go up, ↑draw close, ↑come near
• Derivationally related forms: ↑approachable (for: ↑approach), ↑approach (for: ↑approach)
• Hypernyms: ↑come, ↑come up
• Hyponyms:
↑drive up, ↑bear down on, ↑bear down upon, ↑edge in, ↑edge up, ↑close, ↑push, ↑crowd
• Verb Group: ↑approach, ↑come near
• Entailment: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Sam and Sue draw near

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draw near
To approach
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Main Entry: ↑draw

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draw near/nigh/mainly literary phrase
if the time when something will happen draws near or nigh, it is nearly that time
Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym
Main entry: draw

Useful english dictionary. 2012.