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to approach; to draw near; to get close
to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
台風が日本列島に近付いている。
A typhoon is approaching the Japanese archipelago.
試験の日が近付くと緊張する。
I get nervous as the exam day approaches.
知らない人に急に近付かれて驚いた。
I was startled when a stranger suddenly approached me.