Approaching - English meaning

Approaching – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Coming nearer in distance or time.
Usage examples:
An approaching car

verb
Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.
Usage examples:
The train approached the main line
Synonims:
Proceed towards Come/go towards Advance towards Go near/nearer Come near/nearer Draw near/nearer Come close/closer Go close/closer Draw close/closer Move near/nearer Edge near/nearer Near Dra
verb
Speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request.
Usage examples:
The department had been approached about funding
Synonims:
Speak to Talk to Make conversation with Engage in conversation Take aside Detain Greet Address Salute Hail Initiate a discussion with Broach the matter to Make advances to Make overtures to M
verb
Start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way.
Usage examples:
One must approach the matter with caution
Synonims:
Set about Tackle Begin Start Commence Embark on Make a start on Address oneself to Undertake Get down to Launch into Go about Get to grips with Get cracking on

verb
Present participle of approach
Usage examples:
We could just see the train approaching in the distance., if you look out of the window on the left…

Approaching translation into English

Approaching: translate from English into Chinese

接近, 临近, 未来, 垂, 侵

Approaching: translate from English into Dutch

Naderen, Ophanden

Approaching: translate from English into French

Approchant

Approaching: translate from English into German

Annäherung, Nah, In der nähe, Bevorstehend

Approaching: translate from English into Hindi

आ, समीप आनेवाला

Approaching: translate from English into Italian

Avvicinandosi

Approaching: translate from English into Korean

접근

Approaching: translate from English into Russian

Приближается, Наступающий, Стремящийся

Approaching: translate from English into Spanish

Que se acerca, Próximo, Semejante

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’).

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Approaching – similar words

approachable

adjective
Friendly and easy to talk to.
Usage examples:
Managers should be approachable

adjective
Easy to talk to; friendly
Usage examples:
Malcolm is always very approachable – talk it over with him.

Approachable - all meanings in English

approach

verb
Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.
Usage examples:
The train approached the main line

noun
A way of dealing with a situation or problem.
Usage examples:
We need a whole new approach to the job

verb
Move towards

Approach - all meanings in English

Approaching synonims

address

noun
The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.
Usage examples:
They exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch

verb
Write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel).
Usage examples:
I addressed my letter to him personally

verb
The place where a person or organization can be found

Address - all meanings in English

begin

verb
Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).
Usage examples:
Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

verb
To do or be the first part of something that continues; start
Usage examples:
[ t ] he begins his new job on monday., [ i ] the movie begins at seven., [ i ] i began by explaini…

Begin - all meanings in English

commence

verb
Begin.
Usage examples:
His design team commenced work

Commence - all meanings in English

detain

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb
To force someone officially to stay in a place
Usage examples:
A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

Detain - all meanings in English

embark on

phrasal verb
Get off the ground

phrasal verb
To start something big or important
Usage examples:
We’ve embarked on an exciting new project.

phrasal verb
To start something new or important
Usage examples:
Embark on a campaign/career she graduated in 1962 and embarked on a career as a teacher., embark on…

Embark on - all meanings in English

greet

verb
Give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone).
Usage examples:
Some of the customers greeted the barman in gaelic

verb
Weep; cry.
Usage examples:
He sat down on the armchair and started to greet

verb
Express greetings upon meeting someone

Greet - all meanings in English

hail

noun
Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
Usage examples:
Rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof

verb
Hail falls.
Usage examples:
It hailed so hard we had to stop

exclamation
Expressing greeting or acclaim.
Usage examples:
Hail, caesar!

Hail - all meanings in English

m

ˈmiːtə

abbreviation
Mare.

determiner
Short for my (representing the pronunciation used by lawyers in court to refer to or address the judge or a fellow barrister on the same side).
Usage examples:
M'learned friend

prefix
Denoting commercial activity conducted electronically by means of mobile phones.
Usage examples:
M-commerce

M - all meanings in English

near

adverb
At or to a short distance away; nearby.
Usage examples:
A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition
At or to a short distance away from (a place).
Usage examples:
The car park near the sawmill

adjective
Located a short distance away.
Usage examples:
A large house in the near distance

Near - all meanings in English

salute

noun
A gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing.
Usage examples:
He raises his arms in a triumphant salute

verb
Make a formal salute to.
Usage examples:
Don't you usually salute a superior officer?

verb
A formal military gesture of respect

Salute - all meanings in English

set about

set

idiom
Begin to deal with

phrasal verb
Start doing something with vigour or determination.
Usage examples:
It would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it

phrasal verb
Attack someone.
Usage examples:
He set about me with a strap

Set about - all meanings in English

start

verb
Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
Usage examples:
The season starts in september

noun
The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.
Usage examples:
He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation
Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

Start - all meanings in English

tackle

noun
The equipment required for a task or sport.
Usage examples:
Fishing tackle

verb
Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).
Usage examples:
Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime

verb
Seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball

Tackle - all meanings in English

undertake

verb
Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.
Usage examples:
A firm of builders undertook the construction work

verb
Catch up with and pass (another vehicle) while travelling on the inside.
Usage examples:
He undertook me, at 70 mph, while on his mobile phone

verb
Enter upon an activity or enterprise

Undertake - all meanings in English

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