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aproximar.

to approach (to get closer to)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.pɾo.siˈma(ʁ)/Brazil[a.pɾo.siˈma(h)]Brazil/a.pɾo.siˈma(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.pɾo.siˈma(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to approach (to get closer to)

    pronominal
    Não se aproxime daquela região, está contaminada.

  2. to approach (to come nearer)

    pronominal
    Podem se aproximar, não estou armado.

  3. to approach (to make things get nearer)

    transitive
    É difícil aproximar os polos iguais de um par de ímãs.

  4. to approximate; to estimate (to calculate roughly)

    transitive
    Não tivemos tempo para medir a área então aproximamos um valor.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximārebor. Portuguese aproximar Borrowed from Latin approximāre.

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