approcher — meaning in English

English meaning

• approach verb To move closer to something or someone.
• near adj Physically close to something or someone.
• nigh adverb Close in time or space; almost — an old-fashioned or literary word for "near."

Senses

approcher is used for these senses in English:

• approach (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
• close in on (idiomatic) To near a goal or completion.
• come up (intransitive) To come towards; to approach.
• near (ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.
• nigh (ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

approach — full definition

1. verb To move closer to something or someone.
2. verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
3. noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.

near — full definition

1. adj Physically close to something or someone.
2. adj Close in time; soon to happen.
3. adj Closely connected, related, or similar; almost the same.
4. adv Almost; approximately.
5. prep At or to a short distance from.

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