No. 4,448 in Spanish

acercar

To bring closer.

In a sentence

Necesito acercar la silla a la mesa para poder comer.
I need to bring the chair closer to the table to be able to eat.
The verb 'acercar' is used to describe the action of moving something nearer to another object.
El programa busca acercar la ciencia a los estudiantes jóvenes.
The program aims to bring science closer to young students.
Here 'acercar' metaphorically refers to making science more accessible or understandable to young students.
Puedes acercarte al micrófono para que te escuchen mejor.
You can move closer to the microphone so that they can hear you better.
In this instance, 'acercar' is reflexive and denotes the subject approaching something physically.

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