1. (

• approach ,
• approaching

) the event of one object coming closer to another ;

2. (

• approach ,
• approaching ,
• coming

) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" ;

3. (

• approach ,
• approaching ,
• coming ,

) the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" ;

1. (

• approach ,
• near ,
• come_on ,
• go_up ,
• draw_near ,
• draw_close ,
• come_near

) move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" ;

2. (

• border_on ,
• approach

) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" ;

3. (

• set_about ,
• go_about ,
• approach

) begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" ;

4. (

• approach ,
• come_near ,

) come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" ;

5. (

• approach

) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" ;

1. (

• approaching ,
• coming ,
• forthcoming ,
• upcoming

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