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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.
1. a. : to draw closer to : near. approach a destination. b. : to come very near to : to be almost the same as. … its mathematics approaches mysticism. Theodore Sturgeon. as the quantity x approaches zero. 2. a. : to make advances to especially in order to create a desired result. was approached by several Broadway producers. b.
noun. the act of drawing near: the approach of a train. nearness or close approximation: a fair approach to accuracy. any means of access, as a road or ramp: the approaches to a city. the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline.
noun. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time. synonyms: approach, coming. see more. adjective. of the relatively near future. “the approaching election” synonyms: coming, forthcoming, upcoming. future. yet to be or coming. Pronunciation. US. /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/ UK. /əˈprʌʊtʃɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Approaching."
verb. /əˈprəʊtʃ/ Verb Forms. move near. [intransitive, transitive] to come near to somebody/something in distance or time. We could hear the train approaching. Winter is approaching. The deadline was fast approaching. The rapidly approaching storm could be seen on the horizon.
[countable] a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task. She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them. It was time to take a different approach. an alternative/innovative approach. a traditional/similar approach. The approach they were using no longer seemed to work.
