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)

1. (transitive) To approach, to move toward.
2. (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)