English adjective: approaching | |||
| 1. | approaching of the relatively near future | ||
| Samples | The approaching election. This coming Thursday. The forthcoming holidays. The upcoming spring fashions. | ||
| Synonyms | coming, forthcoming, upcoming | ||
| Similar | future | ||
| Antonyms | past, present | ||
English noun: approaching | |||
| 1. | approaching (event) the event of one object coming closer to another | ||
| Synonyms | approach | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| 2. | approaching (attribute) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | ||
| Samples | The approach of winter. | ||
| Synonyms | approach, coming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | timing | ||
| 3. | approaching (act) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | ||
| Samples | The hunter's approach scattered the geese. | ||
| Synonyms | approach, coming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | access, closing, closure, landing approach, run-up | ||