approaching vs move

move vs approaching

approaching and move both are nouns.

approaching is an adjective but move is not an adjective.

approaching is not a verb while move is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approaching	Yes	Yes	No	No
move	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, move is a hypernym of approaching; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than approaching:

approaching: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
move: the act of changing location from one place to another

Other hypernyms of approaching include motion, movement.

approaching (noun)	move (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something	the act of deciding to do something
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time	the act of changing your residence or place of business
the event of one object coming closer to another	(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
	the act of changing location from one place to another

approaching (adjective)	move (adjective)
of the relatively near future

approaching (verb)	move (verb)
	be in a state of action
	go or proceed from one point to another
	progress by being changed
	propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
	have a turn; make one's move in a game
	give an incentive for action
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	arouse sympathy or compassion in
	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
	change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
	dispose of by selling
	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
	follow a procedure or take a course
	live one's life in a specified environment

Difference between approaching and move

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