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What is the adjective for nearing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb near which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

near
  1. Physically close.
  2. Closely connected or related.
  3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
  4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
  5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
  6. (of an event) Approaching.
  7. Approximate, almost.
  8. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
  9. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
  10. (obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. close, nearby, bordering, adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring, proximate, contiguous, convenient, handy, vincinal, abutting, accessible, beside, immediate, local, neighboring, nigh, abreast, alongside, approximal, around, available, conterminous, coterminous, proximal, ready, touching, warm, close-up, at hand, next-door, close by, close-by, within range, within reach, close at hand, close-at-hand, near at hand, near-at-hand, not far away, side by side, at close quarters, in close proximity, next door, not far off, within sniffing distance, within spitting distance, within stone's throw, a hop, skip and a jump away … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “Wales may be a near neighbor, but it has traits and trends that set it well apart from Ireland and neighboring England.”
      “These proposals were made and are expected to be carried out in the near future.”
      “Several of our friends came to see us, particularly a young woman with whom I had before a near acquaintance.”
nearby
  1. adjacent, near, very close
  2. Synonyms:
      3. near, close, adjacent, neighboring, proximate, adjoining, immediate, neighbouring, contiguous, handy, accessible, nigh, convenient, ready, next-door, close-up, close by, within reach, at hand, near at hand, close at hand, close-by, close-at-hand, not far away, not far off, abutting, bordering, next, flanking, local, touching, conterminous, next door, juxtaposed, beside, joining, fringing, verging, skirting, available, around, reachable, vicinal, to hand, nearest, near-at-hand, connecting, next to, alongside, conjoining … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The nearby town of Arrow also sported some fancy ladies, as evidenced by their attempt one evening to crash a family dance.”
neare
  1. Obsolete spelling of near
nearish
  1. Somewhat near
  2. Examples:
      3. “I have some of the details on my blog, if you go somewhere nearish the beginning.”
      “Part of me feels that that someone I'm going to marry is close by, and I'll realize it or find them sometime in the nearish future.”
      “Well, I thought I had one here, but I think I'm going to save it for a column in the nearish future.”
nearhand
  1. Nearby.
neared
  1. simple past tense and past participle of near
  2. Synonyms:
      3. approached, loomed, arrived, nighed, advanced, closed, came, come, comen, bordered, verged, reached, surrounded, advanced towards, came towards, come towards, drew nearer to, drawn nearer to, got close to, got nearer to, gotten nearer to, got near to, moved towards, bordered on, closed in on, came to, come to, drew near to, drawn near to, got closer to, gotten closer to, touched on, closed in, came close to, come close to, came up to, come up to, drew close, drawn close, drew closer, drawn closer, drew near, drawn near, drew nearer, drawn nearer, drew up to, drawn up to, went up to, gone up to, advanced on … more
nearing
  1. present participle of near
  2. Synonyms:
      3. approaching, looming, arriving, nighing, advancing, closing, coming, bordering, verging, reaching, surrounding, advancing towards, coming towards, drawing nearer to, getting close to, getting nearer to, getting near to, moving towards, bordering on, closing in on, coming to, drawing near to, getting closer to, touching on, closing in, coming close to, coming up to, drawing close, drawing closer, drawing near, drawing nearer, drawing up to, going up to, advancing on, closing to, coming close, coming closer, coming near, coming nearer, coming near to, coming up, coming within reach of, drawing on, edging near, edging nearer, bearing down on, converging on, creeping up on, gaining on, looming up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the nearing dusk, I watched as she shrugged her shoulders and slid her thumbs through the belt loops of her shorts.”
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