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What is another word for move closer to?

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Verb
To move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner
bear down on
approach
accost
charge
assail
attack
close in on
converge on
come close to
move in on
draw near
advance on
draw near to
draw nearer to
fall upon
set upon
come closer to
move close to
set about
tear into
let fly at
march on
reach
border
near
come within reach of
go up to
come near to
creep up on
close
verge on
verge upon
move towards
nigh
advance
move toward
gain on
come up to
converge
draw on
touch on
belly up
surround
verge
close in
come towards
draw up to
border on
come up
creep up
come near
come to
arrive
advance towards
move in
come nearer
roll up
edge nearer
move near
come
come closer
get nearer to
edge near
approximate to
draw closer
get near to
go near
go nearer
go close
get closer to
go towards
close to
get close to
loom
loom up
go closer
come close
move nearer
draw close
draw nearer
descend on
nudge
approximate
touch
resemble
be not a million miles away from
compare with
be like
correspond to
be comparable to
stack up against
be near to
threaten
be similar to
amount to
be almost
be close to
match
add up to
equal
get on for
measure up to
progress toward
focus on
lead up to
come at
center onUS
arrive at
go toward
proceed towards
make for
centre onUK
head for
come on to
rival
parallel
be on a par with
hold a candle to
be not unlike
be not dissimilar to
be in the same league as
be in the same class as
emulate
compete
compare
match up to
be the equal of
equal roughly
be tantamount to
stack up with
challenge
be verging on
keep up with
stand the test
measure up
keep pace with
stand the pace
lean
move
correlate
incline
trench
neighbourUK
neighborUS
relate
equate
incline towards
incline to
link
beat
better
tend towards
lean towards
gravitate toward
tend to
standardiseUK
vie
connect
standardizeUS
brink on
trend towards
be not far from
be on the edge
butt on
be more or less
move on
measure up with
compete with
measure up against
get near
be not a million miles from
be as good as
bring near
bear comparison
be on a level with
be nearly as good as
distinguish between
show correspondence
put alongside
bear comparison with
tie with
be a match for
be on an equal footing with
“The therapist encouraged her to feel free either to move closer to him physically and emotionally during this process or to move away.”
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