aproximar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin approximāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.pɾuk.siˈma] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.pɾok.siˈma] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.pɾok.siˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === aproximar (first-person singular present aproximo, first-person singular preterite aproximí, past participle aproximat) (transitive) to bring close or closer (reflexive) to come close or closer, to approach ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aproximament ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aproximar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin approximāre. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾɔ.si.ˈma(h)/ Hyphenation: a‧pro‧xi‧mar === Verb === aproximar (first-person singular present aproximo, first-person singular preterite aproximei, past participle aproximado) (pronominal) to approach (to get closer to) [with de ‘someone, something or a location’] (pronominal) to approach (to come nearer) (transitive) to approach (to make things get nearer) (transitive) to approximate; to estimate (to calculate roughly) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aproximar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aproximar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “aproximar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin approximāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apɾoɡsiˈmaɾ/ [a.pɾoɣ̞.siˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧pro‧xi‧mar === Verb === aproximar (first-person singular present aproximo, first-person singular preterite aproximé, past participle aproximado) to approach Synonyms: acercar, arrimar (mathematics) to approximate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aproximar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025