approachingn.

/əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/

Etymology: Formed as approacher n. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of coming or drawing near; spec. (Military, Horticulture, and Golf) = approach n. 9, 10 and 11.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun]

comeOE

comingc1300

upcomingc1330

visitinga1382

approachingc1386

approachment1544

approachc1555

access1577

avenue1639

accession1642

adition1727

oncoming1861

society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > approach works > advance by

approaching1598

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋800 Avoutrie, in Latine, is for to saye, approching of another mannes bedde.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 127 To aproach neare vnto the walles, with trenches, or such like aprochings.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ix. 87 One that comes before To signifie th'approching of his Lord.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 178 The Officers of Horse..were all for a Storm, and the Foot Officers for Approaching.

1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf viii. 140 When the player's ball is within less than a driver shot of the hole, approaching commences.

1898 ‘House’ on Sport I. (advt.) Auchterlonie's special registered approaching cleek kept in stock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

approachingadj.

Etymology: Formed as approaching n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈpproaching.

1. Drawing near, in space, time, or circumstance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > moving towards

approachinga1525

verging1741

oncoming1844

downcoming1851

a1525 Court of Love 45 When I was yong, at eighteen yere of age..Approching on full sadde and ripe corage.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres Pref. 5 These approaching times.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 80 The approching tide Will shortly fill the reasonable shore.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 537 Preparations for the approaching campaign.

†2. Lying near, in proximity, neighbouring. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > neighbouring

neighbourc1485

vicinea1513

voisin1527

approaching1533

confine1579

neighbouring1595

fellow-borderinga1628

next door1739

vicinal1739

downstreet1828

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome iv. 317 Ane plebeane sall nocht have his hous approcheand to ane patriciane.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Approching, neighbouring.

3. Coming near in quality or character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > approximating or approaching

approximant1641

approximate1646

proximate1657

near1685

proximal1727

nudging1796

warm1860

approaching1874

1874 W. Black Princess of Thule 35 Not that he fell in love with her at first sight, or anything even approaching to that.

4. Bridge. (See quots. and cf. approach n. 12).

ΚΠ

1926 Auction Bridge Mag. Sept. 174/1 A call may be tentative, perhaps to be followed by a second one. In America they call this the approaching bid.

1927 M. C. Work Contract Bridge (1928) v. 131 Approaching bid, one designed to guide partner toward the most advantageous declaration.

5. As adv. Almost, nearly (a specific number, amount, or proportion).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

1951 Sunday Times 30 Dec. 4 The members of the Lithographic Printing Productivity Team have..received and accepted approaching one hundred invitations to speak to firms, union branches, and others interested.

1959 Times 2 Sept. 7/1 Approaching half the Lancashire cotton industry has applied to go out of business the easy way with financial compensation from the Government.

1971 Soviet Weekly 3 Apr. 5 Approaching a thousand people live comfortably in its 220 big flats.

1982 Financial Times (City of London Survey) p. ii/6 They believe that rents, now approaching £30 a sq ft, are likely to continue to increase this year.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	approaching
释义	approachingn. /əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/ Etymology: Formed as approacher n. + -ing suffix¹. The action of coming or drawing near; spec. (Military, Horticulture, and Golf) = approach n. 9, 10 and 11. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] comeOE comingc1300 upcomingc1330 visitinga1382 approachingc1386 approachment1544 approachc1555 access1577 avenue1639 accession1642 adition1727 oncoming1861 society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > approach works > advance by approaching1598 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋800 Avoutrie, in Latine, is for to saye, approching of another mannes bedde. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 127 To aproach neare vnto the walles, with trenches, or such like aprochings. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ix. 87 One that comes before To signifie th'approching of his Lord. View more context for this quotation 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 178 The Officers of Horse..were all for a Storm, and the Foot Officers for Approaching. 1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf viii. 140 When the player's ball is within less than a driver shot of the hole, approaching commences. 1898 ‘House’ on Sport I. (advt.) Auchterlonie's special registered approaching cleek kept in stock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). approachingadj. Etymology: Formed as approaching n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈpproaching. 1. Drawing near, in space, time, or circumstance. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > moving towards approachinga1525 verging1741 oncoming1844 downcoming1851 a1525 Court of Love 45 When I was yong, at eighteen yere of age..Approching on full sadde and ripe corage. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres Pref. 5 These approaching times. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 80 The approching tide Will shortly fill the reasonable shore. View more context for this quotation 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 537 Preparations for the approaching campaign. †2. Lying near, in proximity, neighbouring. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > neighbouring neighbourc1485 vicinea1513 voisin1527 approaching1533 confine1579 neighbouring1595 fellow-borderinga1628 next door1739 vicinal1739 downstreet1828 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome iv. 317 Ane plebeane sall nocht have his hous approcheand to ane patriciane. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Approching, neighbouring. 3. Coming near in quality or character. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > approximating or approaching approximant1641 approximate1646 proximate1657 near1685 proximal1727 nudging1796 warm1860 approaching1874 1874 W. Black Princess of Thule 35 Not that he fell in love with her at first sight, or anything even approaching to that. 4. Bridge. (See quots. and cf. approach n. 12). ΚΠ 1926 Auction Bridge Mag. Sept. 174/1 A call may be tentative, perhaps to be followed by a second one. In America they call this the approaching bid. 1927 M. C. Work Contract Bridge (1928) v. 131 Approaching bid, one designed to guide partner toward the most advantageous declaration. 5. As adv. Almost, nearly (a specific number, amount, or proportion). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 1951 Sunday Times 30 Dec. 4 The members of the Lithographic Printing Productivity Team have..received and accepted approaching one hundred invitations to speak to firms, union branches, and others interested. 1959 Times 2 Sept. 7/1 Approaching half the Lancashire cotton industry has applied to go out of business the easy way with financial compensation from the Government. 1971 Soviet Weekly 3 Apr. 5 Approaching a thousand people live comfortably in its 220 big flats. 1982 Financial Times (City of London Survey) p. ii/6 They believe that rents, now approaching £30 a sq ft, are likely to continue to increase this year. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1386adj.a1525
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