Related / Similar Words:
approach, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near, close, approximate, dear, good, cheeseparing, penny-pinching, about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh Definition: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer";not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears";;very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness";with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear";giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man";closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin";;near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don''t shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn''t come close";; Hyponyms: drive up, bear down on, bear down upon, edge in, edge up, close, push, crowd Grouped Verbs: approach, come near Attributes: distance Entailments: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on Derivational Morphology:
approach, approaching, coming Anagrams:
earn
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