lähentyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- approximate adj Close to the exact number or amount, but not precise.
- converge verb To move from different directions toward the same point, gradually getting closer together.
- near adj Physically close to something or someone.
- yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.
Senses
lähentyä is used for these senses in English:
- approximate (transitive) To come near to; to approach.
- converge (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- near (ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.
- yoke To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
approximate — full definition
- adj Close to the exact number or amount, but not precise.
- verb To come close to something in value, quality, or nature.
converge — full definition
- verb To move from different directions toward the same point, gradually getting closer together.
- verb (mathematics) For a sequence or series to approach a fixed, finite value as more terms are added.