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приближа́ться — meaning in English

priblizhatsya

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English meaning

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

Senses

приближа́ться 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.
  • 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.

approximate — full definition

  1. adj Close to the exact number or amount, but not precise.
  2. verb To come close to something in value, quality, or nature.

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