adj
Meaning 1
That approaches or approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- the approaching armies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
That approaches or approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Nearly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of approach
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of the relatively near future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: approach, coming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: access, closing, closure, landing approach, run-up
noun
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: approach, coming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: timing
noun
the event of one object coming closer to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: approach
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: movement, motion
History
By surface analysis, approach + -ing.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.