Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"She came near to screaming with fear"
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 2
"Winter is approaching"
"approaching old age"
Kinds of:
get on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 3
"We were approaching our destination"
"They are drawing near"
"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Verb group:
approach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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