Meaning & Definition of Approaching in English
English⟶
Approaching
/əproʊʧɪŋ/
noun
1. The event of one object coming closer to another
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching
2. The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- "The approach of winter"
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching,
- coming
3. The act of drawing spatially closer to something
- "The hunter's approach scattered the geese"
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching,
- coming
adjective
1. Of the relatively near future
- "The approaching election"
- "This coming thursday"
- "The forthcoming holidays"
- "The upcoming spring fashions"
synonym:
- approaching,
- coming(a),
- forthcoming,
- upcoming
Examples of using
Christmas is approaching.
The plane was approaching London.
Our ship was approaching the harbor.