približiti

приближити

/priblǐːʒiti/ · perfective · impf.: približavati

VERB

(reflexive, + dat.) to approach; to come closer

Pas se polako približio detetu. — The dog slowly came up to the child.

Približili smo se kraju projekta. — We've come close to the end of the project.
to bring closer; to move closer

Približi stolicu stolu. — Move the chair closer to the table.

Ova knjiga je deci približila nauku. — This book brought science closer to children.

The imperfective is približavati; meaning 'to approach' it takes se and the dative: približiti se kući.

Synonyms:

primaći prići

Forms

Past (masc.): približio

Imperative: približi

Antonyms: udaljiti, odmaći