English dictionary

approaching

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the event of one object coming closer to another

noun.event

Synonyms approach

Source: WordNet 3.0
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

noun.attribute

Synonyms approach coming

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of drawing spatially closer to something

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, <i>inarching</i> and <i>grafting by approach</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913