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. — deniko

    ruТом видел, как Мэри приближается. — sharptoothed

    deTom sah, wie Maria sich näherte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. There's a car approaching.

    Наближається машина. — deniko

  3. A big typhoon is approaching.

    Наближається великий тайфун. — deniko

    ruСильный тайфун приближается. — sharptoothed

    deEin großer Taifun ist am Kommen. — Trinkschokolade

  4. Christmas is fast approaching.

    Різдво стрімко наближається. — deniko

    ruРождество стремительно приближается. — odexed

  5. Winter is approaching.

    Зима наближається. — deniko

    ruПриближается зима. — Selena777

    deEs wird langsam Winter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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