approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming
(adjective) of the relatively near future; “the approaching election”; “this coming Thursday”; “the forthcoming holidays”; “the upcoming spring fashions”
approach, approaching, coming
(noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something; “the hunter’s approach scattered the geese”
approach, approaching, coming
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; “the approach of winter”
approach, approaching
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
approaching (not comparable)
That approaches or approach.
approaching (not comparable)
Nearly.
approaching
present participle of approach
approaching (plural approachings)
The act of coming closer; an approach.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*proach"ing, n. (Hort.)
Definition: The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.
Ap*proach", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n. Approaching.] Etym: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]
1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city 2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb. x. 25.
2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
Ap*proach", v. t.
1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] Boyle.
2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. Temple.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: To take approaches to.
Ap*proach", n. Etym: [Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i.]
1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "The approach of summer." Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. Owen.
2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. Bacon.
3. pl.
Definition: Movements to gain favor; advances.
4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. Macaulay.
5. pl. (Fort.)
Definition: The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
6. (Hort.)
Definition: See Approaching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
