approaching

4 definitions • 9 examples

present participle of

to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount:

We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower.

I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.

In my opinion, no other composers even begin to approach (= come near in quality to) Mozart.

The total amount raised so far is approaching (= almost) $1,000.

He's very active for a man approaching 80 (= who is almost 80 years old).

to deal with something:

I'm not sure how to approach the problem.

to speak to, write to, or visit someone in order to do something such as make a request or business agreement:

We've just approached the bank for/about a loan.

She's been approached by a modelling agency.