COME NEAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does come near mean?
• COME NEAR (verb)
The verb COME NEAR has 3 senses:
1. almost do or experience something
2. move towards
3. come near in time
Familiarity information: COME NEAR used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• COME NEAR (verb)
Meaning:
Almost do or experience something
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
She came near to screaming with fear
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Move towards
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
approach; near; draw near; draw close; come on; come near; go up
Context examples:
We were approaching our destination / They are drawing near / The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Hypernyms (to "come near" is one way to...):
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
"Come near" entails doing...:
advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come near"):
drive up (approach while driving)
bear down on; bear down upon (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)
edge in; edge up (push one's way into (a space))
close (draw near)
crowd; push (approach a certain age or speed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue come near
Meaning:
Come near in time
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
come near; approach
Context examples:
Winter is approaching / approaching old age
Hypernyms (to "come near" is one way to...):
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come near"):
get on (grow late or (of time) elapse)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
