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approaching

app·roac·hing

UK/əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ US/əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ common
noun (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the event of one object coming closer to another

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2.

the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

  • “the approach of winter”
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3.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

  • “the hunter”
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adjective

1.

of the relatively near future

  • “the approaching election”
  • “this coming Thursday”
  • “the forthcoming holidays”
  • “the upcoming spring fashions”
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Origin

By surface analysis, approach + -ing.

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