približavati

приближавати

/pribliʒǎːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: približiti

VERB

(with se, + dat.) to approach; to come closer; to draw near

Voz se polako približava stanici. — The train is slowly approaching the station.

Približavaju se praznici, svi su nervozni. — The holidays are drawing near and everyone is on edge.
(+ acc.) to bring closer; to move nearer

Zajednički problemi nas sve više približavaju. — Shared problems are bringing us ever closer.

In the sense 'approach' it is približavati se + dative; the perfective is približiti.

Synonyms:

prilaziti primicati

Forms

Past (masc.): približavao

Imperative: približavaj

Antonyms: udaljavati