close in on

yakalamak üzere yaklaşmak, peşinde yaklaşmak

Peşinden gittiğin kişiye, özellikle onu yakalamak üzereyken, giderek yaklaşmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To get nearer to someone you are chasing, especially when you are about to catch them.

• The police closed in on the thief.
• The wolves were closing in on their prey.
• Are the officers closing in on the escaped prisoner?

Nasıl kullanılır: close in on someone/something (The police were closing in on the thieves.)

Eş anlamlılar: catch up with, approach

Zıt anlamlılar: fall behind

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close in on someone, close in on suspects

yaklaşmak

Bir hedefe ulaşmaya veya bir işi bitirmeye giderek yaklaşmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To get nearer to reaching a goal or finishing something.

• We are closing in on our goal.
• The runners closed in on the finish line.
• The company is closing in on a deal.

Nasıl kullanılır: close in on something (The team is closing in on its first championship.)

Eş anlamlılar: approach, near

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close in on victory, close in on completion

üstüne kapanmak, etrafını daraltmak

Birinin veya bir şeyin çevresinde içeri doğru ilerleyerek alanı daraltmak ve sıkışmışlık hissi yaratmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move inward around someone or something, leaving less space and making them feel trapped.

• The walls seemed to close in on me.
• Darkness was closing in on the little house.
• She felt the room closing in on her.

Nasıl kullanılır: close in on someone/something (The walls seemed to close in on us.)

Eş anlamlılar: press in on, enclose

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close in on someone, close in on me