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acercar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From a- + cerca + -ar. First attested in c. 15th century.[1] Compare Spanish acercar.

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    Verb

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    acercar (first-person singular present acerco, first-person singular preterite acerquei, past participle acercado)

    1. to approach
    2. to approximate

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    1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995), “Acercar”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados, volume 1, number 7, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, page 68

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      From a- + cerca (near) + -ar. Compare Ladino aserkar and Portuguese acercar.

      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      acercar (first-person singular present acerco, first-person singular preterite acerqué, past participle acercado)

      1. (transitive) to bring close
      2. (transitive) to zoom in
        acercar y alejar el mapa
        to zoom in and zoom out on the map
      3. (reflexive) to approach, to get close, to come
        Se acerca el invierno.
        Winter is coming.
      4. (reflexive) to draw near, to gather around
        acercarse másto come closer / to move closer / to draw closer
      5. (reflexive) to become close
      6. (reflexive) to get close to, to come up to, to draw near to, to walk up to, to go over to (+a)
        • Félix Torres Amat, Book of Psalms 42.4:
          Y me acercaré al altar de Dios, al Dios que llena de alegría mi juventud.
          And I shall go up to the altar of God, to the God who filleth my youth with joy.
      7. (reflexive) to reach out to (+a)
      8. (reflexive) to close in on (+a)
      9. (intransitive) to assemble

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