What does draw near mean?

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draw near

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

Wiktionary

  1. draw nearverb

    To approach, move toward.

ChatGPT

  1. draw near

    To draw near means to approach, get closer, or move towards someone or something. It can be used in both physical and abstract contexts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of draw near in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of draw near in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of draw near in a Sentence

  1. Mary McCarthy:

    Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.

  2. Pamela Talkin:

    Oyez ! Oyez ! Oyez ! , all persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court.

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