"draw near" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/ [UK], /dɹɔ nɪɚ/ [US] Forms: draws near [present, singular, third-person], drawing near [participle, present], drew near [past], drawn near [participle, past]
Etymology: From draw and near. Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> near}} draw near (third-person singular simple present draws near, present participle drawing near, simple past drew near, past participle drawn near)
  1. (transitive) To approach, to move toward. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-draw_near-en-verb-hxfT2sFK
  2. (intransitive) To approach, to come closer. Tags: intransitive Translations (to approach (intransitive) — see also approach): ἐγγίζω (engízō) (Ancient Greek), πελάζω (pelázō) (Ancient Greek), acostar-se (Catalan), apropar-se (Catalan), atansar-se (Catalan), approcher (French), s’approcher (French), achegar (Galician), chegar (Galician), adeō (Latin), appropinquō (Latin), आचरति (ācarati) (Sanskrit), kukaribia (Swahili), 𐎖𐎗𐎁 (qrb) (Ugaritic), наближа́тися (nablyžátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), набли́жуватися (nablýžuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), набли́зитися (nablýzytysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-draw_near-en-verb-KTLEp12P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'to approach (intransitive) — see also approach': 36 64

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  "etymology_text": "From draw and near.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "draws near",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawing near",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drew near",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawn near",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "draw<,,drew,drawn> near"
      },
      "expansion": "draw near (third-person singular simple present draws near, present participle drawing near, simple past drew near, past participle drawn near)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To approach, to move toward."
      ],
      "id": "en-draw_near-en-verb-hxfT2sFK",
      "links": [
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ],
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To approach, to move toward."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I became nervous as my wedding day drew near."
        },
        {
          "text": "The crowd drew near to the speaker."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To approach, to come closer."
      ],
      "id": "en-draw_near-en-verb-KTLEp12P",
      "links": [
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To approach, to come closer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "acostar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "apropar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "atansar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "approcher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "s’approcher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "achegar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "chegar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "engízō",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "ἐγγίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "pelázō",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "πελάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "adeō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "appropinquō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "ācarati",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "आचरति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "kukaribia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "qrb",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "word": "𐎖𐎗𐎁"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nablyžátysja",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наближа́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nablýžuvatysja",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "набли́жуватися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 64",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nablýzytysja",
          "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "набли́зитися"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɔ nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "draw near"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From draw and near.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "draws near",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawing near",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drew near",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawn near",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "draw<,,drew,drawn> near"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To approach, to move toward."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ],
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To approach, to move toward."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I became nervous as my wedding day drew near."
        },
        {
          "text": "The crowd drew near to the speaker."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To approach, to come closer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To approach, to come closer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɔː nɪə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɹɔ nɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "acostar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "apropar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "atansar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "approcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "s’approcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "achegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "chegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "engízō",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "ἐγγίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pelázō",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "πελάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "adeō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "appropinquō"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ācarati",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "आचरति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "kukaribia"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "qrb",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "word": "𐎖𐎗𐎁"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nablyžátysja",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наближа́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nablýžuvatysja",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "набли́жуватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nablýzytysja",
      "sense": "to approach (intransitive) — see also approach",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "набли́зитися"
    }
  ],
  "word": "draw near"
}

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