1Drawing nearer in distance or time; something gradually approaching.
台風が本州に接近しているため、外出は控えてください。
A typhoon is approaching the main island, so please avoid going out.
まもなく試験の日が接近してきた。
The day of the exam is approaching soon.
船は徐々に港に接近していった。
The ship gradually approached the harbor.
2Being very close in value or degree, with little difference.
二人のタイムは僅差で接近していた。
The two runners' times were very close, separated by a narrow margin.
両社の売上は年々接近している。
The two companies' sales figures are getting closer year by year.
3A relationship between people, groups, or countries becoming closer or more intimate.
二国は経済協力をきっかけに接近した。
The two countries grew closer through economic cooperation.
共通の趣味を通じて二人は次第に接近していった。
The two of them gradually grew close through a shared hobby.