Definitions For Approaching
noun
- The act of drawing spatially closer to something
- The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- The event of one object coming closer to another
- A way of dealing with something : a way of doing or thinking about something
- The act of moving or becoming near or nearer to someone or something : the act of approaching : an act or occurrence in which something comes nearer
- The act of speaking to someone for some purpose (such as to ask a question or make a request)
adjective
- Of the relatively near future
verb
- To move or become near or nearer to something or someone
- To move or become near or nearer in time to something
- To get close to (an amount or level)
Is Approaching a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
25
The word Approaching is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Approaching in a Sentence
- The cat approached the baby cautiously.
- Ease off the gas pedal to slow down as the bend in the road approaches.
- We are approaching the end of the fiscal year.
- Trying a more healthy approach
- The cat made a cautious approach.
- The quiet afternoon was interrupted by the approach of a motorboat.