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Approach

əˈprəʊtʃ

Approach definitions
verb
approach approached approaches approaching
  1. come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time

    "the train approached the main line"

    proceed towards come/go towards advance towards go near/nearer come near/nearer draw near/nearer come close/closer go close/closer draw close/closer move near/nearer edge near/nearer near draw near
    • come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity

      "the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade"

    • bring nearer

      "all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion"

  2. speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request

    "the department had been approached about funding"

    speak to talk to make conversation with engage in conversation
  3. start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way

    "one must approach the matter with caution"

    set about tackle begin start commence embark on make a start on address oneself to undertake get down to launch into go about get to grips with
noun
approach approaches
  1. a way of dealing with a situation or problem

    "we need a whole new approach to the job"

    attitude slant perspective point of view viewpoint outlook line of attack line of action
  2. an initial proposal or request made to someone

    "the landowner made an approach to the developer"

    • behaviour intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone

      "feminine resistance to his approaches"

  3. the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time

    "the approach of winter"

    advance coming near/nearer coming nearing advent
    • an approximation to something

      "the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy"

    • the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually towards an airfield or runway for landing

      "the aircraft completed the approach and touched down"

    • a road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place

      "the northern approaches to London"