approaching
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approaching
- /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ US
- /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, approach + -ing.
adjective
- That approaches or approach. the approaching armies
adverb
- Nearly. 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?
verb
- present participle and gerund of approach The army was approaching from the north.
noun approachings
- The act of coming closer; an approach. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oncoming, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, moving, future, incoming, near, close, impending, reaching, almost, nearly, virtually, handling, address
Translations
Every language
adj that approaches or approach
| Español | acercador, acercante, aproximante, aproximador, apropincuante |
|---|---|
| Português | aproximante, aproximador |
| Italiano | avvicinamento |
noun act of coming closer — see also approach
| Français | approche |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Annäherung |
| Русский | приближе́ние približénije |
| עברית | להתקרב LeHitkarev |
Talk about this word "approaching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/approaching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. approaching. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/approaching "approaching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/approaching.Cite this
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title = {approaching},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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