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What is another word for draw nigh?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈɔː nˈa͡ɪ] (IPA)

Draw nigh is an archaic phrase that means "to come close" or "to approach". There are many synonyms that can be used in its place in modern English. Some of these include words like "approach", "near", "advancing", "closing in", "coming closer", "getting closer", "edging closer", "moving nearer". These words all convey the same meaning as "draw nigh". They are more commonly used in contemporary language and are a better fit when trying to engage with modern audiences. The use of these synonyms is also a great way to improve one's writing and communication skills.
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Famous quotes with Draw nigh

  • Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.
    Robert Bolt
  • Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.
    Francis Bacon
  • O all ye exorcizers come and exorcize now, and ye clergymen draw nigh and clerge, For I wish to be purged of an urge. It is an irksome urge, compounded of nettles and glue, And it is turning all my friends back into acquaintances, and all my acquaintances into people who look the other way when I heave into view.
    Ogden Nash
  • At home these men’s works [Kant, Schiller, Goethe] were kept in the bookcase with the green glass panes in Papa’s study, and Törless knew this bookcase was never opened except to display its contents to a visitor. It was like the shrine of some divinity to which one does not readily draw nigh and which one venerates only because one is glad that thanks to its existence there are certain things one need no longer bother about.
    Robert Musil
  • Thou wilt draw nigh! Father — it is no dream that Thou art near — No dream that, in my sin and misery, I may look up to Thee,— May hide beneath the shadow of Thy wings, From all the restlessness of outward things, And from my own heart's self-accusing fears — For Thou art nigh.
    Hetty Bowman

Related words: close to, near, approach, go near, come near, move closer

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