Came+near
11near — {{11}}near (adv.) O.E. near closer, nearer, comparative of neah, neh nigh. Influenced by O.N. naer near, it came to be used as a positive form mid 13c., and new comparative nearer developed 1500s (see NIGH (Cf. nigh)). As an adjective from c.1300 …
12near — [12] Historically, near is a comparative form, and its ancestor originally meant ‘nearer’. It was borrowed from Old Norse náer, the comparative of ná ‘near’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic source as produced English nigh [OE] and… …
13near — [12] Historically, near is a comparative form, and its ancestor originally meant ‘nearer’. It was borrowed from Old Norse náer, the comparative of ná ‘near’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic source as produced English nigh [OE] and… …
14come near — verb 1. almost do or experience something (Freq. 3) She came near to screaming with fear • Verb Frames: Somebody s to INFINITIVE 2. move towards (Freq. 2) We were approaching our destination They are drawing near …
15To come near — 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.… …
16Along Came a Spider — infobox Book | name = Along Came a Spider title orig = translator = image caption = author = James Patterson illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Alex Cross #1 genre = Mystery fiction publisher = Little …
17far and near — adverb over great areas or distances; everywhere he traveled far and wide the news spread far and wide people came from far and near searched for the child far and near • Syn: ↑far and wide * * * EVERYWHERE, here, there, and everywhere, all over… …
18Holly Near — Infobox musical artist Name = Img capt = Holly Near, October 2007 Img size = 256 Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = birth date and age|1949|6|6 Died = Origin = Ukiah, California, US Instrument = vocals Genre =… …
19It Came from Outer Space — Infobox Film | name = It Came from Outer Space caption = film poster by Joseph Smith director = Jack Arnold producer = William Alland writer = Harry Essex (screenplay) Ray Bradbury (story) starring =Richard Carlson Barbara Rush Charles Drake Joe… …
20They Came from Outer Space — was a 1990 to 1991 syndicated television situation comedy, starred Dean Cameron as Bo, and Stuart Fratkin as Abe, two teenage fraternal twin aliens from the planet Crouton. They thwart their parents plans to send them to Oxford University, in Gr …
