DICTOMETER

APPROACHING

(approach, approaching, acceso, acercar, aproximación, aproximarse, enfoque, adkomst, innfallsvinkel, nærme, nærme seg, tilnærmelse)

1. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   • Approaching
   Definitions:
   • the event of one object coming closer to another
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   • Approaching
   • Coming
   Definitions:
   • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
   Examples:
   • The approach of winter
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   • Approaching
   • Coming
   Definitions:
   • the act of drawing spatially closer to something
   Examples:
   • The hunter's approach scattered the geese
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   • Near
   • Come on
   • Go up
   • Draw near
   • Draw close
   • Come near
   Definitions:
   • move towards
   Examples:
   • We were approaching our destination
   • They are drawing near
   • The enemy army came nearer and nearer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Border on
   • Approach
   Definitions:
   • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
   Examples:
   • This borders on discrimination!
   • His playing approaches that of Horowitz
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Set about
   • Go about
   • Approach
   Definitions:
   • begin to deal with
   Examples:
   • Approach a task
   • Go about a difficult problem
   • Approach a new project
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   • Come near
   Definitions:
   • come near in time
   Examples:
   • Winter is approaching
   • Approaching old age
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Approach
   Definitions:
   • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
   Examples:
   • I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Approaching
   • Coming
   • Forthcoming
   • Upcoming
   Definitions:
   • of the relatively near future
   Examples:
   • The approaching election
   • This coming Thursday
   • The forthcoming holidays
   • The upcoming spring fashions
   Antonyms:
   • Past
   • Present