Meanings
verbdraw near (third-person singular simple present draws near, present participle drawing near, simple past drew near, past participle drawn near)
present singular third person draws near · participle present drawing near · past drew near · participle past drawn near
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐγγίζω, πελάζω
- ἐγγίζω (engízō)to approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- πελάζω (pelázō)to approach (intransitive) — see also approach
Catalan acostar-se, apropar-se
- acostar-seto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- apropar-seto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- atansar-seto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
French approcher, s'approcher
- approcherto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- s'approcherto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
Latin adeō, appropinquō
- adeōto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- appropinquōto approach (intransitive) — see also approach
Swahili kukaribia
- kukaribiato approach (intransitive) — see also approach
Ukrainian наближа́тися, набли́жуватися
- наближа́тися (nablyžátysja)to approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- набли́жуватися (nablýžuvatysja)to approach (intransitive) — see also approach
- набли́зитися (nablýzytysja)to approach (intransitive) — see also approach
Cite this entry
APA
draw near. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20near
MLA
“draw near.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20near. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw near,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20near.
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