acerca

Meaning

1. (archaic) adjacent
2. Only used in acerca de (“about; concerning”)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

a‧cer‧ca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈθeɾka/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ad circa.

New

acercar

(transitive) to bring close
(transitive) to zoom in
(reflexive) to approach, to get close, to come
(reflexive) to draw near, to gather around
(reflexive) to become close
(reflexive) to get close to, to come up to, to draw near to, to walk up to, to go over to (+a)
(reflexive) to reach out to (+a)
(reflexive) to close in on (+a)
(intransitive) to assemble

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Sentences

Existen diferentes versiones acerca de sus orígenes .

There are different versions of its origins.

Existen varias teorías acerca del origen del cinturón de Gould.

There are several theories about the origin of Gould's belt.

La segunda categoría , trata contenidos acerca de moral con corriente pesimista .

The second category deals with content about morality with a pessimistic current.

Es uno
1

de los principales autores mexicanos acerca de la Revolución maderista .

He is one of the main Mexican authors about the Wood Revolution.

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