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accostare

to bring near, to pull alongside

verb ahk-kohs-TAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to approach

Usage Note

Accostare takes avere as auxiliary. It often describes physically placing something close to another object — accostare la sedia al tavolo (to pull the chair up to the table) — or docking a boat. The reflexive accostarsi means to draw near or to approach someone. It also means to leave a door ajar (accostare la porta).

Examples

"Ha accostato la macchina al marciapiede."

Natural Translation

He pulled the car up to the kerb.

Literal Translation

He has pulled-alongside the car to-the kerb.

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