English → Latin
“come near” in Latin
appropinquōto approach, come near tosubsumto be under, among or behind; to be at the bottom; to be nearbyappetōto strive for, reach after (something), try to get; to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail; to approach, draw ni
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
come near
(α) (α) PROPR., prope accedere: appropinquare: to come near anybody or anything, (propius) accedere ad with accusative: to come near (of time), prope adesse: subesse. appetere: the time comes near, when etc., prope adest cum etc.: prope ad octogesimum annum pervenisse. (β) resemble, prope accedere ad aliquid; accedere ad similitudinem alicujus rei: anything does not at all come near such or such a thing, nullo modo comparari posse cum re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for come near?
- The usual Latin words for “come near” are appropinquō, subsum, appetō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.