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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
approaching
1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- the hunter's approach scattered the geese
• Syn:
approach, coming
• Derivationally related forms:
come (for: coming), approach (for: approach)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
access, closing, closure, landing approach, run-up
2. the event of one object coming closer to another
• Syn:
approach
• Derivationally related forms:
approach (for: approach)
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
3. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- the approach of winter
• Syn:
approach, coming
• Derivationally related forms:
come (for: coming), approach (for: approach)
• Hypernyms:
timing
of the relatively near future
- the approaching election
- this coming Thursday
- the forthcoming holidays
- the upcoming spring fashions
• Syn:
coming, forthcoming, upcoming
• Similar to:
future
• Derivationally related forms:
forthcomingness (for: forthcoming)
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