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come near

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. come nearverb

    almost do or experience something

    "She came near to screaming with fear"

  2. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come nearverb

    move towards

    "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

  3. approach, come nearverb

    come near in time

    "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of come near in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of come near in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of come near in a Sentence

  1. Meghan McCain:

    We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness. The real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice Former President George W. Bush gave so willingly, the America of Meghan McCain has no need to be made great again, because The America of John McCain was always great.

  2. Brian Stenzler:

    It's kind of like a mother bear, you come near a cub, that mother will do anything they have to do.

  3. Aaron Rodgers:

    Seriously. I was terrified, i was just thinking about what the expert they brought in had told me. He said,' There's three sharks in the water. There's the blue, the white, and the mako. The mako, if it's bigger than you, get out. If it's not, stay in and keep your eyes on it at all times. Never turn your back to it. The white, you look at it straight in the eyes the entire time. The only way it's gon na come near you is if you're not looking at it. And the blue, he's gon na come right up to you. When he comes up to you, he's got a long nose. You just Miyagi that.'.

  4. Monica Shepard:

    I did not want him to come near us because I did not want him to give them a reason to say he came at us, they were fearing for their lives and shoot him, he knows why I told him to go back.

  5. Mitch McConnell:

    We must have no stigma, none, about wearing masks when we leave our homes and come near other people. Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter.

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