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1. Of the relatively near future
   "the approaching election"
   - coming, forthcoming, upcoming

1. The event of one object coming closer to another
   - approach
    
2. The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
   - approach, coming
    
3. The act of drawing spatially closer to something
   - approach, coming

1. Move towards
   "We were approaching our destination"
   - near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
    
2. Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
   "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
   - border on
    
3. Begin to deal with
   "approach a task"; "approach a new project"
   - set about, go about
    
4. Come near in time
   "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
   - come near
    
5. Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
   "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

See also: approachable, future

Type of: accost, act, address, approximate, come, come close, come up, come up to, motion, move, movement, nobble [Brit], timing