approaching

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, approach +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ Rhymes: -əʊtʃɪŋ === Adjective === approaching (not comparable) That approaches or approach. the approaching armies ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === approaching (not comparable) Nearly. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === approaching present participle and gerund of approach === Noun === approaching (plural approachings) The act of coming closer; an approach. ==== Translations ==== === References === “approaching”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “approaching”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.