approach 1
verbdomain: v movement
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
move towards
Examples
- 1.We were approaching our destination
- 2.They are drawing near
- 3.The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Hypernym
come 1
verb
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
EnglishDerivationally related form
approachable 3
adjective
easily approached
approach 2
noun
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
approach 5
noun
the event of one object coming closer to another
Hyponym
drive up 1
verb
approach while driving
bear down on 1
verb
sail towards another vessel, of a ship
edge in 1
verb
push one's way into (a space)
close 12
verb
draw near
push 6
verb
approach a certain age or speed
Entailment
advance 1
verb
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Verb_Group
approach 4
verb
come near in time
