draw near

draw near
Synonyms and related words:
accost, advance, anticipate, approach, appropinquate, approximate, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be in store, be to be, be to come, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up, brew, close, close in, close with, come, come closer, come forward, come near, come on, come up, confront, converge, draw nigh, draw on, encounter, expect, face, foresee, foretell, forthcome, gain upon, gather, hang over, hope, hover, impend, lie ahead, lie over, look for, look forward to, loom, lower, menace, narrow the gap, near, nigh, overhang, plan, plot, predict, project, prophesy, proximate, sidle up to, step up, threaten

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  • draw near — {v. phr.} To approach; come near. * /The time is drawing near when this century will end and the next will begin./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • draw near — {v. phr.} To approach; come near. * /The time is drawing near when this century will end and the next will begin./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • draw near — index accost, approach, approximate, border (approach), gravitate, impend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • draw near — verb move towards (Freq. 3) We were approaching our destination They are drawing near The enemy army came nearer and nearer • Syn: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑come on, ↑go up, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • draw near — (also draw nigh) Approach, come near …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • draw\ near — v. phr. To approach; come near. The time is drawing near when this century will end and the next will begin …   Словарь американских идиом

  • draw near — verb To approach, move toward. I became nervous as my wedding day drew near …   Wiktionary

  • draw near — get near, come close …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Draw — Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • near´ness — near «nihr», adverb, adjective, preposition, verb. –adv. 1. to or at a short distance; not far; close: »The holiday season is drawing near. They searched near and far. 2. close in relation; closely: »tribes near allied. 3. close to something in… …   Useful english dictionary

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