draw near

draw·near

fairly common

verb

1.

move towards

“We were approaching our destination”
“They are drawing near”
“The enemy army came nearer and nearer”

Synonyms

Related words

Word family

approach

Broader terms

come

Narrower terms

Related verbs

approach

Entails

advance

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	draw near
3rd person	draw nears
past	draw neared
present participle	draw nearing
past participle	draw neared

Sentence patterns

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

Nearby words

draw a blank draw a line draw back draw close draw in draw off draw out draw play draw poker draw rein

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