come near

1. 1.

   almost do or experience something

   “She came near to screaming with fear”
2. 2.

   move towards

   “We were approaching our destination”

   “They are drawing near”

   “The enemy army came nearer and nearer”

   Synonymsapproachnearcome ongo updraw neardraw close

   Broadercome

   Narrowerdrive upbear down onedge inclosepush
3. 3.

   come near in time

   “Winter is approaching”

   “approaching old age”

   Synonymsapproach

   Broadercome

   Narrowerget on

Questions about come near

What does come near mean?

come near means "almost do or experience something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for come near?

Close synonyms include approach, near, come on, go up, draw near. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come near a common word?

come near is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.