adjective see: approach Date: 1661 immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects) , 2. very near ; close , soon forthcoming ; imminent , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
PROXIMATE
Meaning of PROXIMATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012