nähern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German næhern. Synchronically derived from nahe. Compare English near (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːərn/, ,
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nä‧hern
  • Homophone: nähren (chiefly casual speech)

Verb

nähern (weak, third-person singular present nähert, past tense näherte, past participle genähert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to approach, to come near
  2. (sciences) to approximate

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

  • nähern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • nähern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • nähern” in Duden online
  • nähern” in OpenThesaurus.de