| Subject | English | Russian |
| meteorol. | a thunderstorm is approaching | надвигается гроза (Andrey Truhachev) |
| meteorol. | a thunderstorm is approaching | приближается гроза (Andrey Truhachev) |
| meteorol. | a thunderstorm is approaching | надвигается буря (Andrey Truhachev) |
| Makarov. | autumn is approaching | приближается осень |
| Makarov. | boy is approaching manhood | мальчик скоро станет взрослым |
| gen. | Christmas is approaching | наступает Рождество (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | Christmas is approaching | подходит праздник Рождества (Христова Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | Christmas is approaching | приближается Рождество (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | evening is approaching | день клонится к вечеру |
| gen. | his breathing is difficult, and there are all the symptoms of approaching | он дышит с трудом, и по всем признакам конец близок (J. W. Croker) |
| gen. | his debt is approaching two thousand | его долги восходят до двух тысяч |
| Makarov. | his work is approaching completion | его работа идёт к концу |
| Gruzovik, obs. | is approaching | грядёт (3rd pers sg of грясти) |
| gen. | night was approaching | приближалась ночь (Night was approaching, so he climbed into a large tree. Suddenly he heard a loud cry, somehow like a man's, which was coming closer. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | night was approaching | дело было к ночи (Night was approaching, so he climbed into a large tree. Suddenly he heard a loud cry, somehow like a man's, which was coming closer. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| cliche. | spring is approaching | скоро весна (Spring is approaching and we are extending our service to the Maritime Museum until 6:00pm effective March 1st. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | the anniversary of something is approaching | наступает годовщина (чего-либо) |
| Makarov. | the boy is approaching manhood | мальчик скоро станет взрослым |
| subl. | the future is approaching at an alarmingly fast pace | Будущее приближается семимильными шагами |
| gen. | the train is approaching the station | поезд приближается к станций |
| gen. | the train is approaching the station | поезд подходит к станций |
| Makarov. | the work is approaching completion | работа идёт к концу |
| gen. | the work is approaching its end | Работа подходит к концу |
| gen. | there is no approaching him | к ним нет подступа |
| Makarov. | winter is approaching | наступает зима |
| Makarov. | work is approaching completion | работа идёт к концу |