Got in the vicinity

• Drew close to
• Approached, as a holiday
• Came close to
• Got close to
• Moved closer to
• Came close
• Got closer to Eddie, grabbing attention
• Verged toward

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neared ; p. pr. & vb. n Nearing .] [See Near , adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: near )