All wordsdekatmendekatiPlay pronunciation.mendekatiL3CommonMeanings1to approach; to move nearer toVerbFormal2to approach someone for contact, discussion, or negotiationVerbFormal3to get near to a value, condition, or resultVerbFormalExamplesPlay pronunciation.Dia mendekati pintu dengan perlahan.A1He approached the door slowly.Play pronunciation.Kami berjalan perlahan sambil mendekati sungai itu.A1We walked slowly while approaching the river.Word familySurfacemen-dekat-i→mendekatiPatternmeN-root-imeN- is realized here as men-.Other family formsterdekatteR-closest; nearest in distance or positiondekati-ito approach; to move closer todekatkanto bring closer; to move nearerdidekatidi-root-ibe approached; be drawn near tomendekatkanmeN-root-kanto bring closer; to move something nearer in spacependekatanpeN-root-anapproach; method; way of dealing with something