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- Dictionaryapproaching/əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. coming nearer in distance or time: "an approaching car"
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to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: We could just see the train approaching in the distance. If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower. I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.
to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: We could just see the train approaching in the distance. If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower. I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.
The meaning of APPROACH is to draw closer to : near. How to use approach in a sentence. to draw closer to : near; to come very near to : to be almost the same as; to make advances to especially in order to create a desired result…
to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: We could just see the train approaching in the distance. If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower. I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.
to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a poet he hardly approaches Keats. to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to: to approach the president with a suggestion. to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem. to make advances to; address. to bring near to something.
n. 1. The act of approaching: the approach of night. 2. A fairly close resemblance; an approximation. 3. A way or means of reaching something; an access: an approach to the bridge. 4. The method used in dealing with or accomplishing: a logical approach to the problem. 5. An advance or overture made by one person to another. 6. Sports. a.
verb. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion. “I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters” see more. noun. the act of drawing spatially closer to something. “the hunter's approach scattered the geese” synonyms: approaching, coming. see more. noun.
