close in on en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me.
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(idiomatic) To catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.
The police closed in on the suspect.
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(idiomatic) To near a goal or completion.
I think we are closing in on the end of this project.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| closed in on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| closed in on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| closes in on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| closing in on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
pl zbliżyć się do końca (to near a goal or completion) · pl dopaść (to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit) · pl otaczać (to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse) · fr approcher (to near a goal or completion) · sv knappa in på (to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit) · pl zbliżać się do końca (to near a goal or completion) · fr se rapprocher (to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit) · pl otoczyć (to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse) · pl dopadać (to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit) · fr enserrer (to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse)