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DRAW NEAR
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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