approaching

English

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• Rhymes: -əʊtʃɪŋ

Adjective

approaching (not comparable)

1. That approaches or approach.

   the approaching armies

Translations

that approaches or approach

Finnish: lähestyvä

Nahuatl: ullaçic

Adverb

approaching (not comparable)

1. Nearly.
   • 2011 March 16, New Scientist, Opinion: There's more to fear from nature than nuclear power,

     The evacuation of approaching 200,000 people, along with reports of high radiation levels, of burning spent fuel, and apocalyptic footage of plumes of debris erupting from the stricken plant, will revive a question that seemed to have been retreating from global concerns: how safe is nuclear power?

Verb

approaching

1. Present participle of approach.

   The army was approaching from the north.