approaching English

Meaning approaching meaning

What does approaching mean?

approaching

— adjective (= coming, forthcoming, upcoming) of the relatively near future the approaching election this coming Thursday the forthcoming holidays the upcoming spring fashions

— noun (= approach) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time the approach of winter

— noun (= approach) the event of one object coming closer to another

— noun (= approach) the act of drawing spatially closer to something the hunter's approach scattered the geese

Synonyms approaching synonyms

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approaching English » English

coming

approach

imminent

drawing near

upcoming

oncoming

going near

forthcoming

assailing

joining

impending

future

attacking

arrival

next

impendent

going

following

coming near

advancing

waiting upon

visiting

unborn

tomorrow

threatening

taking

subsequent

standing near

rushing along

resorting

rapprochement

proximity

progressing

product

pending

opposite

nearness

near at hand

motion towards

menacing

meeting

landing approach

juncture

invasion

invade

intrusion

intrude into

intrude

input

infringe upon

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Almost

• What words indicate that something is almost a particular number or amount?
  almost nearly close to close on approaching nearing not quite be pushing pretty well
• What words indicate that something has almost reached a particular state?
  almost nearly very nearly just about practically virtually all but as good as to all intents and purposes nearing approaching near to close to verging on bordering on more or less pretty much not quite