I.v. freq. [id.], to come continually nearer to a point (cotidianis itineribus accedere et appropinquare, Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 2, 6 init.), to come on, to approach, to arrive at or come to (esp. with the access. idea of speed, haste; only a few times in Cic., and never in his orations; in the histt. used esp. of the advance of the enemy's army in military order, and the like, cf. Herz. ad Auct. B. G. 8, 20; hence without the signif. of a hostile attack, which adoriri and aggredi have); constr. absol., with adv., prepp., the dat., or acc., cf. Rudd. II. p. 136.
(α).
Absol.: multi alii adventant, Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 15 (Trag. v. 73 Vahl.): “te id admonitum advento,” Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 24: “quod jam tempus adventat,” advances with rapid strides, Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199: “adventans senectus,” id. Sen. 1, 2: “tu adventare ac prope adesse jam debes,” id. Att. 4. 17: “Caesar adventare, jam jamque adesse ejus equites falso nuntiabantur,” Caes. B. C. 1, 14; Auct. B. G. 8, 20.—
(β).
With adv. of place: quo cum adventaret, etc., Auct. B. G. 8, 26.—
(γ).
With prepp.: “ad Italiam,” Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1: “ad urbem,” Verg. A. 11, 514: “sub ipsam finem,” id. ib. 5, 428: in subsidium, Tac. A. 14, 32.—
(δ).
With dat.: “adventante fatali urbi clade,” Liv. 5, 33: “accipiendo Armeniae regno adventabat,” Tac. A. 16, 23: “portis,” Stat. Th. 11, 20, 2.—（ε) With acc. (cf. advenio): “propinqua Seleuciae adventabat,” Tac. A. 6, 44: “barbaricos pagos ad ventans,” Amm. 14, 10; “so of name of town: postquam Romam adventabant,” Sall. J. 28.
