annähern

/ˈanˌnɛːɐn/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
nähert an
past
näherte an
perfect
hat angenähert

Meaning

  1. to approach, to come closer

    Built from an (on, at) + nähern (to approach).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • an on, at
  • nähern to approach

Practice

1 What does annähern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Positionen nähern sich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches annähern?

verbseparablereflexivecompound

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