alpaŝi

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Etymology

From al- +‎ paŝi.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʃi
  • Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ŝi

Verb

alpaŝi (present alpaŝas, past alpaŝis, future alpaŝos, conditional alpaŝus, volitive alpaŝu)

  1. to approach, walk towards something
    Mi alpaŝis la fenestron kaj elrigardis.
    I went over to the window and looked out.
    Dum mi atendis ekster la vendejo, alpaŝis al mi policano.
    As I was waiting outside the shop, a police officer came up to me.
    • Cezaro Rossetti, Kredu min, sinjorino! Ĉapitro 4,
      La sekvintan matenon mi staris antaŭ pordo . Mi atendis. Ie interne mi aŭdis la bruon de alpaŝanta persono.
      The next morning I stood in front of a door. I waited. Somewhere inside I heard the sound of a person approaching.
  2. to approach, deal with
    • Enbe (Nikolao Borovko), “Nokto” in L. L. Zamenhof (editor), Fundamenta Krestomatio,
      nur nun li ricevis la eblon alpaŝi al la efektivigo de tiu ĉi plano.
      it was only then that he had gained the ability to go on to put this plan into effect (lit. to approach the realization of this plan).

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