come near

Verb

Meaning

come near in time

move towards

almost do or experience something

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

near approach come on go up draw near draw close

Hypernyms

come come up

Hyponyms

close crowd push get on edge in bear down on

Examples

Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace. Samuel Rutherford

I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the clubfooted ghoul come near me. Louis MacNeice

Peregrine Wickwrackscar was flying. A pilgrim with legends that went back almost a thousand years-and not one of them could come near to this! Vernor Vinge

If you come near the river, you will hear the crab cough. Ghana Proverb

He that hath a head of butter must not come near the oven. Dutch Proverb

Не that is afraid of wounds must not come near a battle. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

come live come loose come low come near to come nearer come next