Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb approach
4 of 5 senses of approach
Sense 1
approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near
=> drive up
=> bear down on bear down upon
=> edge in edge up
=> close
=> push crowd
Sense 2
border on approach
=> converge
Sense 3
set about go about approach
=> confront, face up face
Sense 4
approach, come near
=> get on
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb approach
4 of 5 senses of approach
Sense 1
approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near
=> drive up
=> bear down on bear down upon
=> edge in edge up
=> close
=> push crowd
Sense 2
border on approach
=> converge
Sense 3
set about go about approach
=> confront, face up face
=> undertake, tackle, take on
Sense 4
approach, come near
=> get on
Entailment of verb approach
1 of 5 senses of approach
Sense 1
approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near
=> advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb approach
5 senses of approach
Sense 1
approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near
=> come come up
Sense 2
border on approach
=> approximate, come close
Sense 3
set about go about approach
=> act move
Sense 4
approach, come near
=> come come up
Sense 5
approach
=> address, accost, come up to
Familiarity of verb approach
approach used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb approach
Sense 1
approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near
=> come come up
Sense 4
approach, come near
=> come come up
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Sense 2
border on approach
=> approximate, come close
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Sense 3
set about go about approach
=> act move
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Sense 5
approach
=> address, accost, come up to
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Grep of noun approaching
approaching
Overview of noun approaching
The noun approaching has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. approach, approaching -- (the event of one object coming closer to another)
2. approach, approaching, coming -- (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter")
3. approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
Overview of verb approach
The verb approach has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (46) approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near -- (move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer")
2. (10) border on approach -- (come near or verge on resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches tht of Horowitz")
3. (6) set about go about approach -- (begin to deal with "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project")
4. (6) approach, come near -- (metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age")
5. (6) approach -- (make advances to someone usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters")
Overview of adj approaching
The adj approaching has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) approaching, oncoming -- (moving toward one)
2. approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming -- (of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions")
Antonyms of adj approaching
2 senses of approaching
Sense 1
approaching, oncoming
INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving
Sense 2
approaching, coming(postnominal), forthcoming, upcoming
INDIRECT (VIA present, future) -> past
INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present
Similarity of adj approaching
2 senses of approaching
Sense 1
approaching, oncoming
=> moving (vs. nonmoving)
Sense 2
approaching, coming(postnominal), forthcoming, upcoming
=> future (vs. past) (vs. present)
Attributes of adj approaching
Familiarity of adj approaching
approaching used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj approaching
approaching
Overview of noun approaching
The noun approaching has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. approach, approaching -- (the event of one object coming closer to another)
2. approach, approaching, coming -- (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter")
3. approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
Overview of verb approach
The verb approach has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (46) approach, near come on go up draw near draw close come near -- (move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer")
2. (10) border on approach -- (come near or verge on resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches tht of Horowitz")
3. (6) set about go about approach -- (begin to deal with "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project")
4. (6) approach, come near -- (metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age")
5. (6) approach -- (make advances to someone usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters")
Overview of adj approaching
The adj approaching has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) approaching, oncoming -- (moving toward one)
2. approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming -- (of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions")
approaching definition
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