Synonyms

approach near come_on go_up come_near draw_close

Examples

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

Used in print

As the time drew_near for the drawing of the British American frontier by terms of the agreement of 1818 , the company suspected that the Pembina_colony - its own post and Fort_Daer - was on American territory .

Related terms

come close bear_down_on push edge_in drive_up approach approach advance