Approaching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Approaching is an adjective meaning That approaches or approach.
Meaning
That approaches or approach.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of approach
- The act of coming closer; an approach.
Example Sentences
the approaching armies
The army was approaching from the north.
But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move.
The evacuation of approaching 200,000 people, along with reports of high radiation levels, of burning spent fuel, and apocalyptic footage of plumes of debris erupting from the stricken plant, will revive a question that seemed to have been retreating from global concerns: how safe is nuclear power?
Word Forms
- approachings
Synonyms for approaching
Depending on context, synonyms include approach, forthcoming, moving, future, coming, upcoming.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oncoming, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, moving, future.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.