approaching
— Adjective
– English
～ of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
approaching
— Noun
– English
～ the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
approaching
— Noun
– English
～ the event of one object coming closer to another
approaching
— Noun
– English
～ the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
approbate
— Verb
– English
～ accept (documents) as valid
approbate
— Verb
– English
～ approve or sanction officially
approbation
— Noun
– English
～ official recognition or approval
approbative
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
approbatory
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
appropriable
— Adjective
– English
～ that can be appropriated; "appropriable funds"
appropriate
— Verb
– English
～ give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
appropriate
— Verb
– English
～ take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
appropriate
— Adjective
– English
～ suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
appropriately
— Adverb
– English
～ in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances; "he was appropriately dressed"; "If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!"; "I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed"
appropriateness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being specially suitable
appropriateness
— Noun
– English
～ appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
appropriation
— Noun
– English
～ incorporation by joining or uniting
appropriation
— Noun
– English
～ a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
appropriation
— Noun
– English
～ money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose