зближати

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the збли́ж- stem of збли́зити (zblýzyty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian сближа́ть (sbližátʹ), Belarusian збліжа́ць (zbližácʹ), Polish zbliżać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zbɫeˈʒate]

Verb

зближа́ти • (zblyžátyimpf (perfective збли́зити) (transitive)

  1. to bring closer [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’ or з (z, + instrumental)] (to cause to be nearer)
  2. to bring together, to draw together (to cause togetherness between)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • зближа́ння n (zblyžánnja)
  • зближа́тися impf (zblyžátysja)

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