Meaning

1 senses
  1. The act of coming closer; an approach.

    Annäherung

    приближе́ниеpribližénije

    набли́женняnablýžennja

    the act of drawing spatially closer to something

Examples

261 sentences
  1. Tom saw Mary approaching.

    Том бачив, як наближалася Мері.

    ruТом видел, как Мэри приближается.

    deTom sah, wie Maria sich näherte.

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  2. There's a car approaching.

    Наближається машина.

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  3. A big typhoon is approaching.

    Наближається великий тайфун.

    ruСильный тайфун приближается.

    deEin großer Taifun ist am Kommen.

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  4. Christmas is fast approaching.

    Різдво стрімко наближається.

    ruРождество стремительно приближается.

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  5. Winter is approaching.

    Зима наближається.

    ruПриближается зима.

    deEs wird langsam Winter.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of coming closer — see also approach:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of coming closer — see also approach:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of coming closer — see also approach:

Origin

By surface analysis, approach + -ing.

By surface analysis, approach + -ing.

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Forms

plural: approachings
Singularapproaching
Pluralapproachings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something:approachcoming
  • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time:approachcoming
  • the event of one object coming closer to another:approach

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
approaching — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto