come+near

  • 61Near — Near, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n {Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62near-death experience — /near deth / any experience involving a vision, as of the afterlife, reported by a resuscitated person. * * * Mystical or transcendent experience reported by people who have been on the threshold of death. The near death experience varies with… …

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  • 63Come Fill the Cup — is a 1951 film starring James Cagney and Gig Young. Cagney plays an alcoholic newspaperman. Cagney has the memorable line, Don t you see? I am home, which he says in response to the query, Why don t you go home? : once near the beginning when he… …

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  • 64come up — ► come up 1) (of a situation or problem) occur or present itself. 2) (of a time or event) approach or draw near. Main Entry: ↑come …

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  • 65come (or fall) apart at the seams — informal be in a very poor condition and near to collapse. → seam …

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  • 66come|back — «KUHM BAK», noun. 1. Informal. a return to a former condition or position: »Then after his near fatal auto crash in 1949 [Ben Hogan] made his famous comeback at Merion, Pa., by triumphing in 1950 (New York Times). 2. U.S. Slang. a clever answer;… …

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  • 67get near — Come near …

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  • 68near — 1 adverb, preposition 1 only a short distance from a person or thing: Bob was standing near enough to hear what they said. | Why don t you move your chair nearer mine? | near to: Don t sit too near to the screen. | go/come/get etc near (=to move… …

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  • 69come — v 1. approach, near, draw near, close, close in, bear down upon; advance, make for, move toward, press upon. 2. arrive, enter, check in, clock in, punch in, ring in, sign in, pull in, roll in, Inf. hit town, Sl. blow in; appear, turn up, show up …

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  • 70To 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.… …

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