| approaching | adj 1. coming nearer (in space), /menghampiri, mendekati, merapati/ + approp n; (of sound) kedengaran semakin dekat: the captain watched the ~ ship through his binoculars, nakhoda itu memperhatikan kapal yg menghampirinya dgn teropong; the townsfolk were warned of a rapidly ~ tornado, penduduk bandar itu diberikan amaran ttg puting beliung yg menghampiri bandar itu dgn begitu laju; ~ footsteps, bunyi tapak kaki yg kedengaran semakin dekat; 2. coming nearer (in time) hampir tiba: the regiment will take part in the ~ campaign, pasukan itu akan mengambil bahagian dlm kempen yg hampir tiba itu; his ~ death, saat-saat kematiannya yg hampir tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | vt 1. come nearer,a. (in space) menghampiri, mendekati, merapati: we are now ~ing the House of Parliament, sekarang kita menghampiri bangunan Parlimen; as the train ~ed the station, the crowd surged forward, ketika kereta api menghampiri stesen, orang ramai berasak-asak ke hadapan; b. (in time) hampir (mencapai), mendekati: he is ~ing sixty, usianya hampir enam puluh tahun; 2. come nearer (in quality, character etc) a. (to a stage in life) hampir, hampir mencapai, mendekati; (to old age, senility) hampir: a boy ~ing adolescence, budak lelaki yg hampir mencapai usia remaja; b. (to a certain state, level), [various translations]: the building is ~ing completion, bangunan itu hampir siap; words that ~ treason, kata-kata yg hampir-hampir merupakan penderhakaan; c. (to so’s level of achievement, ability, etc) menandingi, menyaingi, menyamai: few writers can ~ him as a novelist, hanya beberapa orang saja penulis yg dapat menandinginya sbg novelis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |