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acercándose

approaching, getting closer

→ acercar
acerc to bring closer, to move closer + ándo progressive participle + se Reflexive
verb Rare #35,140
approaching, getting closer Reflexive gerund of "acercar"; often used with "a" to mean moving closer to something/someone.
SP: El perro viene acercándose a mí.
EN: The dog is coming closer to me.
Conjugation of acercar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second acércate acérquense
Third acérquese —
SingularPlural
First — acercarnos
Second acercarte —
acercarmeacercarseacercándoseacercar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First acerco —
Second acercas —
Third acerca —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First acerco —
Second acerques —
Third acerca —
Present
acercando
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third acercó —

Acercándose.

Approaching.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Objetivos acercándose.

Goals are coming up.

— Avatar (2009)

Como dije, aunque le había disparado, seguía acercándose.

As I said, even though I had shot him, he kept coming closer.

— Chicago (2002)

El avión estaba acercándose de Londres.

The plane was approaching from London.

Si esas nubes siguen acercándose, tendremos una tormenta.

If those clouds keep coming, we're in for a storm.

No hay nadie acercándose a él.

No one is approaching him.

— F1 la película (2025)

Pero la guerra está acercándose a su fin.

But the war is nearing its end.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

verb Rare #44,630
approaching, getting closer
SP: El tren está acercándose a la estación.
EN: The train is approaching the station.

Hay jinetes acercándose.

There are riders approaching.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Misil acercándose.

Missile approaching.

Fuerzas americanas y chinas acercándose a tiro de misil.

American and Chinese forces approaching within missile range.

Hay mucha gente acercándose.

There are a lot of people approaching.