No. 3,075 in Portuguese
aproximar
To bring closer or approach.
In a sentence
Eu tentei me aproximar do meu amigo para entender o problema.
I tried to approach my friend to understand the problem.
Here, 'aproximar' is used reflexively (me aproximar) to indicate the act of moving closer, both physically and metaphorically, to another person.
Ela decidiu aproximar a cadeira da mesa.
She decided to move the chair closer to the table.
'Aproximar' in this sentence refers to physically bringing an object closer to another.
O discurso do palestrante ajudou a aproximar os participantes da realidade discutida.
The speaker's speech helped bring the participants closer to the reality discussed.
In this context, 'aproximar' is used metaphorically to describe the act of making participants feel closer to or more involved with a concept or reality.
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