Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. approach, approaching(noun)

   the event of one object coming closer to another

2. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

3. approach, approaching, coming(adj)

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

4. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming(adj)

   of the relatively near future

   "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. approaching(Adverb)

   Nearly.

2. approaching(Adjective)

   That approaches or approach.

   the approaching armies

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Approaching

   of Approach

2. Approaching(noun)

   the act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Approaching in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Approaching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Abdel Mahdi:

   I think we are approaching to 3.2 million bpd within 2-3 months.

2. Charlie Sheen:

   I am approaching a time of more of a philanthropic culture in my life.

3. Larry Johnson:

   But it is possible to do something approaching what it is you want to do.

4. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   The past is a closed door, the present is an open one, and the future is an approaching one.

5. Tim Tompkins:

   There was a history and a long record of people being very aggressive in approaching tourists.

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