Both Uses of
approach
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- Dawn approaches without anything happening—only the everlasting, nerve-wracking roll behind the enemy lines, trains, trains, lorries, lorries; but what are they concentrating?
Chpt 6approaches = comes nearer
- I fall into a doze and do not at first realise that evening is approaching.
Chpt 9 *approaching = getting near
Definition:
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(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)