close in

näher kommen, heranrücken

Einem Menschen näher kommen, den man zu fangen versucht.

In einfachem Englisch: To move nearer to someone you are trying to catch.

• The police are closing in.
• Hunters closed in on the injured animal.
• Can the thieves escape before the officers close in on them?

So benutzt man es: close in on someone/something (The police were closing in on the suspect.)

Synonyme: approach, gain on

Gegenteile: retreat

Häufige Wendungen: close in on someone, close in slowly

sich zusammenziehen, einkreisen

Von allen Seiten näher rücken, sodass um jemanden oder etwas immer weniger freier Raum bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To move nearer from around someone or something, leaving less open space.

• The fog was closing in.
• Trees closed in around the narrow path.
• The walls seemed to close in on him in the tiny room.

So benutzt man es: close in around someone/something (The crowd closed in around the performers.); close in on someone/something (The walls seemed to close in on her.)

Synonyme: surround, encroach

Gegenteile: recede

Häufige Wendungen: close in around someone, close in on something

umschließen, einfassen

Einen Raum oder Gegenstand mit Wänden oder anderen Hindernissen umgeben und einschließen.

In einfachem Englisch: To surround something with walls or another barrier, shutting it inside.

• They closed the porch in.
• New walls closed in the small courtyard.
• We could close in this space to make another room.

So benutzt man es: close something in (They closed the porch in with glass panels.)

Synonyme: enclose, box in

Häufige Wendungen: close something in, close in something