draw near

Questions about draw near

What does draw near mean?

draw near means "move towards".

What is another word for draw near?

Close synonyms include approach, near, come on, go up, draw close. 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 draw near a common word?

draw near is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.