No. 14,246 in German
heranzurücken
"Heranzurücken" means "to move closer" or "to draw near."
In a sentence
Ich bitte dich, näher an den Tisch heranzurücken.
I ask you to move closer to the table.
Here, 'heranzurücken' is used to describe the physical action of moving closer to an object (the table) in a spatial context.
Wir beschlossen, unsere Stühle näher zusammen heranzurücken.
We decided to move our chairs closer together.
In this sentence, 'heranzurücken' reflects the decision to reduce the spatial distance between chairs to sit nearer to one another.
Die Arbeiten sind zu der endgültigen Fertigstellung herangerückt.
The tasks have approached their final completion.
Here, 'heranzurücken' metaphorically implies the progression or nearing of a state or outcome, in this case, the project completion.
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