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draw near 1. and draw near (to someone or something ) Lit. to come near to someone or something. Draw near to me, and let me look at you. Draw near to the table and look at this. 2. Fig. [for a particular time] to approach. The time to depart is drawing near. As the time for her speech drew near, Ann became more and more nervous. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She was a being apart, so far apart that he did not know how to draw near to her as a lover should draw near. They saw her white shape draw near to the spring-cart, on which her box was already placed. Occasionally she would draw near the candle and read from a yellow paper the recipe of the mess she was concocting. |
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