come+nearer
11nearer — adverb (comparative of near or close ) within a shorter distance (Freq. 1) come closer, my dear! they drew nearer getting nearer to the true explanation • Syn: ↑nigher, ↑closer • Usage Domain: ↑ …
12come — verb 1) come and listen Syn: approach, advance, draw close/closer, draw near/nearer 2) they came last night Syn: arrive, get here/there, make it, appear, turn up, materialize; informal show (up) …
13come up to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come up to : present tense I/you/we/they come up to he/she/it comes up to present participle coming up to past tense came up to past participle come up to 1) come up to something to get nearer to a particular… …
14come — 1. verb /kʌm/ a) To move from further away to nearer to. She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes... b) To arrive The guests came at eight oclock. A …
15come to — I. phrasal to be a question of < when it comes to pitching horseshoes, he s the champ > II. intransitive verb Date: circa 1572 1. to recover consciousness 2. a. to bring a ship s head nearer the wind ; luff b. to come to …
16To come — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
17To come about — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
18To come abroad — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
19To come across — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
20To come after — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
