approaching
Academic Word List, sublist 1.
About 12.12 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective That approaches or approach.
the approaching armies
- adverb Nearly.
- verb present participle and gerund of approach
The army was approaching from the north.
- noun The act of coming closer; an approach.
Similar words
oncoming coming forthcoming upcoming moving future incoming near close impending
Often followed by
the a to from it and death that this
Word family
approach approachable approached approaches
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