APPROACHING
\ɐpɹˈə͡ʊt͡ʃɪŋ], \ɐpɹˈəʊtʃɪŋ], \ɐ_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_tʃ_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of APPROACHING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
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of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
By Princeton University
Nearby Words
- approachable
- approachableness
- approached
- approacher
- approaches
- approaching
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