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What does "approach" mean?

Approach: But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb. x.

Additional senses

  1. 2.2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
  2. 3.To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] Boyle.
  3. 4.To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. Temple.
  4. 5.(Mil.) To take approaches to.
  5. 6.The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "The approach of summer." Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. Owen.
  6. 7.A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. Bacon.
  7. 8.pl. Movements to gain favor; advances.
  8. 9.A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. Macaulay.
  9. 10.pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
  10. 11.(Hort.) See Approaching.

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