German-English translation for "näherkommen"

"näherkommen" English translation

näherkommen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; sein>

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examples
  • jemandem näherkommen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to get closer tojemand | somebody sb
    jemandem näherkommen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) (oder | orod einander) (menschlich) näherkommen
    to get closer to each other
    sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) (oder | orod einander) (menschlich) näherkommen
examples
We must move closer towards parity.
Wir müssen der Parität näherkommen.
Source: Europarl
Don't let the enemy get close.
Lasst den Feind nicht näherkommen.
Source: Tatoeba
Would we not then be closer to the model than the founding fathers intended?
Würden wir damit nicht dem Modell näherkommen, das von den Gründungsvätern angestrebt wurde?
Source: Europarl
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