draw near

English

Etymology

From draw and near.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /dɹɔ nɪɚ/

Verb

draw near (third-person singular simple present draws near, present participle drawing near, simple past drew near, past participle drawn near)

(transitive) To approach, to move toward.
(intransitive) To approach, to come closer.
I became nervous as my wedding day drew near.

The crowd drew near to the speaker.

Translations

to approach (intransitive) — see also approach

Catalan: acostar-se (ca), apropar-se (ca), atansar-se
French: approcher (fr), s’approcher (fr)
Galician: achegar, chegar (gl)
Greek:
Ancient: ἐγγίζω (engízō), πελάζω (pelázō)
Latin: adeō (la), appropinquō (la)
Sanskrit: आचरति (sa) (ācarati)
Swahili: kukaribia
Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎗𐎁 (qrb)
Ukrainian: наближа́тися impf (nablyžátysja), набли́жуватися impf (nablýžuvatysja), набли́зитися pf (nablýzytysja)

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