draw near

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draw near

/dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/ UK
/dɹɔ nɪɚ/ US

verb draws near · drawing near · drew near · drawn near

transitive To approach, to move toward. The crowd drew near to the speaker.
intransitive To approach, to come closer. I became nervous as my wedding day drew near.

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verb to approach (intransitive) — see also approach

Kiswahili	kukaribia
Français	approcher, s'approcher

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@misc{draw_near_2026,
  title = {draw near},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/draw%20near},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}