acercar

(Castilian) IPA(key): /aθerˈkaɾ/

(transitive) to bring close

(intransitive) to zoom in

(reflexive) to approach, to get close, to come
Se acerca el invierno. ― Winter is coming.

(reflexive) to draw near, to gather around
acercarse más ― to come closer / to move closer / to draw closer

(reflexive) to become close

(reflexive) to get close to, to come up to, to draw near to, to walk up to, to go over to (+a)

(reflexive) to reach out to (+a)

(reflexive) to close in on (+a)

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Infinitive: acercar

Gerund: acercando

Participle: acercado

Personal pronouns (pronombres personales)

ellos / ellas / ustedes

Present (presente)

acercas (tú) - acercás (vos)

Preterite (pretérito perfecto)

Imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)

Conditional (condicional)

Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

acerques (tú) - acerqués (vos)

Imperfect subjunctive (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Imperative (imperativo)

acerca (tú) - acercá (vos)

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