Word: approaching
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: app
roa
ching
Definition: Nearly.
Morphemes:
Affix: approach
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
Meaning: prefix meaning ‘to’
Affix: propiō
Language: la
Decoded: propio
Meaning: to draw near
Affix: -kʷe
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: -kwe
Meaning: suffix forming distributives from interrogatives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.