No. 17,543 in Polish
zbliżyć
"Zbliżyć" means "to bring closer" or "to approach."
In a sentence
Zbliż, proszę, te dwa przedmioty.
Please bring these two objects closer.
Here, 'zbliżyć' is used in the context of physically reducing the distance between two items.
Zbliżyliśmy się do siebie przez wspólne doświadczenia.
We have grown closer to each other through shared experiences.
In this sentence, 'zbliżyć' is used metaphorically to describe the emotional closeness developed between individuals.
Próbowałem zbliżyć się do rozwiązania problemu.
I tried to approach the solution to the problem.
Here, 'zbliżyć' is applied to signify making progress or approaching a goal or solution.
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