to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a poet he hardly approaches Keats.
to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to: to approach the president with a suggestion.
to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem.
to make advances to; address.
to bring near to something.
verb (used without object)
to come nearer; draw near: A storm is approaching.
to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate.
noun
the act of drawing near: the approach of a train.
nearness or close approximation: a fair approach to accuracy.
any means of access, as a road or ramp: the approaches to a city.
the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline.
the course to be followed by an aircraft in approaching for a landing or in joining a traffic pattern: The plane's approach to the airport was hazardous.
Sometimes approaches.a presentation, offer, or proposal.
approaches,Military. works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position.
Also called approach shot. Golf. a stroke made after teeing off, by which a player attempts to get the ball onto the putting green.
Bowling.
the steps taken and the manner employed in delivering the ball:He favors a four-step approach.
Also called runway .the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered.
Origin of approach
First recorded in 1275–1325; (verb) Middle English a(p)prochen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin adpropiāre “to draw near,” equivalent to ad- “to” and propiāre “to draw near,” derivative of Latin propius “nearer” (comparative of prope “near”), replacing Latin appropinquāre; (noun) late Middle English approche, derivative of the verb; see ad-, propinquity
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Like any good marketer, Silverman says he has sales figures proving his approach is working.
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Halting a few paces away, Tracy motioned to us to avoid moving the bushes, but to approach the fence and look between the rails.
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Descending toward the left, we approach one of the most singularly beautiful groups of stalactites in this apartment.
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But he had very strong feelings underneath his calm exterior, and the approach to Lucy's home gave him many thoughts.
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British Dictionary definitions for approach
approach
/ (əˈprəʊtʃ) /
verb
to come nearer in position, time, quality, character, etc, to (someone or something)
(tr)to make advances to, as with a proposal, suggestion, etc
(tr)to begin to deal withto approach a problem
(tr)rareto cause to come near
noun
the act of coming towards or drawing close or closer
a close approximation
the way or means of entering or leaving; access
(often plural)an advance or overture to a person
a means adopted in tackling a problem, job of work, etc
Also called: approach paththe course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing
Word Origin for approach
C14: from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre to draw near, from Latin prope near