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incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of approaching or surrounding someone or something, often with the intent to capture or restrict movement.

ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения приближения или окружения кого-либо или чего-либо, часто с намерением захватить или ограничить передвижение.esVerbo frasal usado para indicar el acercamiento o cerco de alguien o algo, a menudo con la intención de atrapar o restringir el movimiento.frVerbe à particule indiquant l'action de s'approcher ou d'encercler quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent avec l'intention de capturer ou de restreindre les mouvements.dePhrasal verb, das die Annäherung an jemanden oder etwas oder das Umzingeln bezeichnet, oft mit der Absicht, ihn oder es zu fangen oder in seiner Bewegungsfreiheit einzuschränken.ptVerbo frasal usado para indicar aproximação ou cerco a alguém ou algo, geralmente com a intenção de capturar ou restringir o movimento.zh短语动词，表示向某人或某物靠近或包围，常带有捕捉或限制移动的意图。arفعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على الاقتراب من شخص أو شيء أو تطويقه، غالبًا بنية القبض عليه أو تضييق حركته.

1. Approach from all sides formal

   To move nearer to someone or something, often in a threatening or surrounding manner.

   • The fog began to close in around the hikers.
   • The police closed in on the suspect's hideout.
   • As the deadline approached, the pressure closed in on the team.

   ruОкружатьesacercarse rodeandofrse rapprocher en encerclantdeEinkreisenptCercarzh包围arالاقتراب من كل الجهات

   Sinónimos: besetconvergeencircleenvelophem insurround

2. Become shorter or smaller formal

   To gradually reduce in length, duration, or space.

   • The days close in as winter approaches.
   • The walls of the tunnel seemed to close in around them.
   • The gap between the two runners began to close in.

   ruСокращатьсяesacortarse/disminuirfrSe rapprocher (en diminuant)deSich verkleinernptEncolherzh缩小arيتقلص

   Sinónimos: contractdecreasediminishdraw inshorten

   Antónimos: expandopen

• closed in past participle
• closed in past simple
• closing in present participle
• closes in third person singular

Verbo base: close