bear down upon vs come near

bear down upon and come near both are verbs.

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

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

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

bear down upon (verb)	come near (verb)
sail towards another vessel, of a ship	move towards
	come near in time
	almost do or experience something