Thesaurus article:to come closer in space or time

to come closer in space or time

These words mean to come closer in space or time.

Approachis the most commonly used word.

A stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him.

He was approaching retirement when America entered World War II.

In most contexts you can usecome closerorget closer, andcome nearerorget nearerto talk about people or things approaching someone or something.

The swarm of bees was coming closer and closer.

As the day of the wedding got closer, she became more and more excited.

As she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower.

The sound was getting nearer.

Draw closeranddraw nearerare more formal thancome closerandcome nearer.

The holidays are drawing closer.

A police vehicle drew nearer.

You can also use the phrasal verbcome upto talk about moving close to someone or something.Upcan be used with other movement verbs, such aswalkorgoto describe approaching someone or something physically. In these uses,upis usually followed byto.

A stranger came up to me and shook my hand.

I went up to him and asked him who he was.

She just walked up to him, bold as brass.

If somethingcloses in, it gradually gets near, especially in a threatening way. When used with an object,close inis followed byon.

The police seemed to be closing in.

The wolves were closing in on their prey.

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释义	Thesaurus article:to come closer in space or time to come closer in space or time These words mean to come closer in space or time. Approachis the most commonly used word. A stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him. He was approaching retirement when America entered World War II. In most contexts you can usecome closerorget closer, andcome nearerorget nearerto talk about people or things approaching someone or something. The swarm of bees was coming closer and closer. As the day of the wedding got closer, she became more and more excited. As she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower. The sound was getting nearer. Draw closeranddraw nearerare more formal thancome closerandcome nearer. The holidays are drawing closer. A police vehicle drew nearer. You can also use the phrasal verbcome upto talk about moving close to someone or something.Upcan be used with other movement verbs, such aswalkorgoto describe approaching someone or something physically. In these uses,upis usually followed byto. A stranger came up to me and shook my hand. I went up to him and asked him who he was. She just walked up to him, bold as brass. If somethingcloses in, it gradually gets near, especially in a threatening way. When used with an object,close inis followed byon. The police seemed to be closing in. The wolves were closing in on their prey. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/to-come-closer-in-space-or-time##
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