Approaching
[ə'protʃ]
Definition
(adj.) of the relatively near future; 'the approaching election'; 'this coming Thursday'; 'the forthcoming holidays'; 'the upcoming spring fashions' .
Editor: Warren--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Approach
(n.) 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.
Edited by Constantine
Examples
- That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- On account of your approaching marriage with her? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The march, now, had to be made with great caution, for he was approaching Lee's army and nearing the country that still remained open to the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was not, however, till the invention of telegraphs that anything approaching to the means of holding regular communication by signals was attained. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- A post-chaise was approaching. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You are very diligent at that sewing, Miss Caroline, continued the girl, approaching her little table. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Before giving him any order as to the part he was to play in the approaching campaign I invited his views. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- With this idea in her head, she hailed an approaching omnibus with such a hasty gesture that the daisies flew out of the pot and were badly damaged. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Approaching nearer and nearer, the bargeman became Bradley Headstone, in rough water-side second-hand clothing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- On approaching nearer, Bella discerned that the refection had the appearance of a small cottage-loaf and a pennyworth of milk. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They were just approaching the house where lived Mrs. and Miss Bates. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Their quick ears caught the sound of an approaching footstep. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But the more beautiful and winning and charming she, the nearer they must always be to the necessity of approaching it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We had better lose no time in beginning then, said Maurice, who was looking at the approaching enemy, for here come the dancers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Mary