avvicinare — meaning in English

English meaning

• near adj Physically close to something or someone.
• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.

Senses

avvicinare is used for these senses in English:

• near (ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.
• reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
• reach (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

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.

reach — full definition

1. verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
2. verb To arrive at a place, level, or point after travelling or making an effort.
3. verb To make contact with someone, especially to communicate with them.
4. noun The distance or extent that something, or someone's arm, can extend.

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