Usually means: Approach or come closer to.
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  1. draw near: Merriam-Webster
  2. draw near: Vocabulary.com
  3. draw near: Wiktionary
  4. draw near: Dictionary.com
  5. draw near: Rhymezone
  6. draw near: FreeDictionary.org
  7. draw near: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. draw near: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. draw near: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (draw near)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To approach, to move toward.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To approach, to come closer.

Similar:
approach, come on, go up, near, come near, draw on, draw, make up, draw in, nigh, more...

Opposite:
recede, retreat, withdraw

Phrases:
draw near nigh, more...

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Similar:
approach, come on, go up, near, come near, draw on, draw, make up, draw in, nigh, more...

Opposite:
recede, retreat, withdraw

Phrases:
draw near nigh, more...



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