| ADJECTIVE | all | approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming | of the relatively near future |
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| NOUN | event | approaching, approach | the event of one object coming closer to another |
| attribute | approaching, approach, coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | |
| act | approaching, approach, coming | the act of drawing spatially closer to something |
| Sounds | ahprow'chihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Of the relatively near future. | |
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| Example | "the approaching election" | |
| Synonyms | coming, forthcoming, upcoming | |
| Broader | future | yet to be or coming |
| Spanish | inmediato, inminente, próximo, venidero | |
| Catalan | immediat, imminent, proper, pròxim | |
| Meaning | The event of one object coming closer to another. | |
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| Synonym | approach | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Meaning | The temporal property of becoming nearer in time. | |
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| Synonyms | approach, coming | |
| Broader | timing | The time when something happens |
| Spanish | proximidad | |
| Meaning | The act of drawing spatially closer to something. | |
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| Synonyms | approach, coming | |
| Narrower | access | The act of approaching or entering |
| closing, closure | approaching a particular destination | |
| landing approach | The approach to a landing field by an airplane | |
| run-up | The approach run during which an athlete gathers speed | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
| Spanish | acercamiento, aproximación, planteamiento | |
| Catalan | acostament, aproximació, atansament | |
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