| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way, means of arriving |
Synonyms: |
access, accession, advance, advent, avenue, coming, drawing near, entrance, gate, landing, nearing, passage, path, reaching, road, way |
Antonyms: |
departure, distancing, leaving |
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come nearer |
Synonyms: |
advance, approximate, be comparable to, be like, bear, belly up to, border, buzz*, catch up, close in, come, come at, come close, compare with, contact, converge, correspond to, creep up, draw near, equal, gain on, go toward, impend, loom up, match, meet, move in on, move toward, near, progress, reach, resemble, surround, take after, threaten, verge upon |
Antonyms: |
depart, distance, go away, leave |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, approach |
Synonyms: |
appear, arrive, attain, be accessible, be at disposal, be convenient, be handy, be obtainable, be ready, become, blow in, bob up, breeze in, burst, buzz*, check in, clock in, close in, draw near, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, flare*, get, get in, happen, hit, hit town, make it, make the scene, materialize, move, move toward, near, occur, originate, pop in, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, reach, ring in, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, spring in, turn out, turn up, wind up at |
Antonyms: |
depart, go, leave, recede, retreat |
| Main Entry: | coming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approaching, promising |
Synonyms: |
about to happen, advancing, almost on one, anticipated, aspiring, at hand, certain, close, converging, deserving, docking, drawing near, due, en route, eventual, expected, fated, foreseen, forthcoming, future, gaining upon, getting near, immediate, imminent, impending, in prospect, in store, in the offing, in the wind, in view, instant, marked, near, nearing, next, nigh, oncoming, ordained, predestined, preparing, progressing, prospective, pursuing, running after, subsequent, to be, up-and-coming |
| Main Entry: | drift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move aimlessly |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, aim, amass, amble, be carried along, coast, dance, draw near, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flow, flutter, gad, gallivant*, gather, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, gravitate, hover, kick around, linger, malinger, meander, mosey, muck, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash* |
Antonyms: |
decide, direct, guide, set |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive |
Synonyms: |
advance, blow in, come, come to, converge, draw near, land, make it, reach, show, show up, turn up |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | approaching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearing |
Synonyms: |
advancing, at hand, coming, convergent, drawing near, imminent, impending, moving closer |
Antonyms: |
passing, receding, remote |
| Main Entry: | imminence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approach |
Synonyms: |
access, accession, advance, advent, avenue, coming, convergence, drawing near, entrance, gate, landing, nearing, nearness, passage, path, reaching, road, way |
| Concept: | [Motion towards] Approach. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
approach, approximation, appropinquation; access; appulse; afflux, affluxion; advent (approach of time); pursuit.
-verbs
approach, approximate, appropinquate; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue; tread on the heels of; bear up; make the land; hug the shore, hug the land.
-adjectives
approaching; approximative; affluent; impending, imminent (destined [more]).
-adverbs
on the road.
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Antonyms: |
recession (Motion from)] |
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