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approach
/ə'proʊʧ/
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Definitions of approach
  1. noun
    the act of drawing spatially closer to something
    "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

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    approaching coming
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    move motion movement
  2. noun
    ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
    "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"

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    attack plan of attack
  3. verb
    move towards
    "We were approaching our destination"

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    come near come on draw close draw near go up near
    type of:
    come come up
  4. noun
    the event of one object coming closer to another

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    approaching
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    movement motion
  5. noun
    a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
    "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

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    approach shot
  6. noun
    a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

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    advance feeler overture
  7. noun
    a way of entering or leaving

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    access
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    way
  8. verb
    come near in time
    "Winter is approaching" "approaching old age"

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    come near
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    come come up
  9. verb
    begin to deal with
    "approach a task" "approach a new project"

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    go about set about
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    act move
  10. noun
    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
    "the approach of winter"

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    approaching coming
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    timing
  11. verb
    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
    "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

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    border on
  12. noun
    the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

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    approach path glide path glide slope
  13. noun
    a close approximation
    "the nearest approach to genius"
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    similarity
  14. verb
    make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
    "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
Examples of approach
  • "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  • "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
  • "We were approaching our destination"
  • "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
  • "Winter is approaching"
  • "approaching old age"
  • "approach a task"
  • "approach a new project"
  • "the approach of winter"
  • "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
  • "the nearest approach to genius"
  • "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
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