All 6 Uses of
approach
in
The Giver
- It was not what he was feeling now with December approaching.
p. 3..4approaching = getting near
- But he was more and more apprehensive as his own approached.
p. 56..5 *approached = came near
- Then, as the middle hours of the night approached, the noise of Gabe's restlessness woke Jonas.
p. 116..1approached = got near
- For the next two weeks, as the time for the December Ceremony approached, The Giver would transfer every memory of courage and strength that he could to Jonas.
p. 158..3approached = came near
- Jonas felt more and more certain that the destination lay ahead of him, very near now in the night that was approaching.
p. 175..1approaching = getting near
- As he approached the summit of the hill at last, something began to happen.
p. 178..4approached = moved nearer
Definition:
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(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)