Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

approaching

/əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: ap-proach-ing
IPA: /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That approaches or approach.

adv

verb

present participle and gerund of approach

noun

The act of coming closer; an approach.

Example Sentences

"the approaching armies"
"The evacuation of approaching 200,000 people, along with reports of high radiation levels, of burning spent fuel, and apocalyptic footage of plumes of debris erupting from the stricken plant, will revive a question that seemed to have been retreating from global concerns: how safe is nuclear power?"
"The army was approaching from the north."
"But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move."

Etymology

By surface analysis, approach + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/
British English: /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

approachings (plural)

Synonyms

coming forthcoming upcoming approach

Rhymes With

coaching poaching encroaching broaching

Questions

How do you pronounce approaching?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does approaching mean?: That approaches or approach.
Where does approaching come from?: By surface analysis, approach + -ing.

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