bear down on vs come near

bear down on and come near both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear down on	No	No	Yes	No
come near	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come near is a hypernym of bear down on; that is, come near is a word with a broader meaning than bear down on:

Other hypernyms of bear down on include approach, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near.

bear down on (verb)	come near (verb)
exert a force with a heavy weight	move towards
sail towards another vessel, of a ship	come near in time
	almost do or experience something