| 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: | tend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be apt, likely |
Synonyms: |
aim, be biased, be conducive, be disposed, be in the habit of, be inclined, be liable, be predisposed, be prejudiced, bear, bend, conduce, contribute, dispose, drift, favor, go, gravitate, have a tendency, have an inclination, head, impel, incline, influence, lead, lean, look, make for, move, move toward, point, redound, result in, serve to, trend, turn, verge on |
| 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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