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Approach
əˈprəʊtʃ
- 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"
- 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 - start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way
"one must approach the matter with caution"
- a way of dealing with a situation or problem
"we need a whole new approach to the job"
- 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"
- the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time
"the approach of winter"
- 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"