"close in on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-close in on.ogg Forms: closes in on [present, singular, third-person], closing in on [participle, present], closed in on [participle, past], closed in on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=close in on}} close in on (third-person singular simple present closes in on, present participle closing in on, simple past and past participle closed in on)
  1. (idiomatic) To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse): enserrer (French)
    Sense id: en-close_in_on-en-verb-Ae~p3koU Disambiguation of 'to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse': 97 1 2
  2. (idiomatic) To catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit): se rapprocher (French), knappa in på (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-close_in_on-en-verb-I3QyLYul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 61 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 11 70 19 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 11 69 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 65 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of 'to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit': 1 92 7
  3. (idiomatic) To near a goal or completion. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to near a goal or completion): approcher (French)
    Sense id: en-close_in_on-en-verb-uwWOaJpG Disambiguation of 'to near a goal or completion': 2 12 85

Inflected forms

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