What does approaching mean?

of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" the event of one object coming closer to another the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

What part of speech is approaching?

Approaching is an adjective and a noun.

How many definitions does approaching have?

Approaching has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

Approaching Definition & Meaning

approaching

adjective

of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

noun

the event of one object coming closer to another
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

Synonyms for approaching

"Approaching" in song lyrics

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"'I Will Survive' careful the song's approaching"
Chino XL — 90 Bars of Intervention
"A life coaching in preparation for every heavy time approaching"
Ciecmate — Up Up & Away
"money started looking when he seen dawg approaching"
Cormega — One Love

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Frequently asked questions

What does approaching mean?: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" the event of one object coming closer to another the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
What part of speech is approaching?: Approaching is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does approaching have?: Approaching has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).