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Quick definitions from WordNet (approach)
▸ noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something ("The hunter's approach scattered the geese")
▸ 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")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: a close approximation ("The nearest approach to genius")
▸ noun: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time ("The approach of winter")
▸ noun: the event of one object coming closer to another
▸ noun: a way of entering or leaving
▸ noun: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
▸ noun: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
▸ verb: move towards ("We were approaching our destination")
▸ 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")
▸ verb: come near in time ("Winter is approaching")
▸ verb: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character ("His playing approaches that of Horowitz")
▸ verb: begin to deal with ("Approach a task")
▸ Also see approaching
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to approach
▸ Usage examples for approach
▸ Idioms related to approach (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing approach
▸ Words that often appear near approach
▸ Rhymes of approach
▸ Invented words related to approach
▸ noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something ("The hunter's approach scattered the geese")
▸ 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")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: a close approximation ("The nearest approach to genius")
▸ noun: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time ("The approach of winter")
▸ noun: the event of one object coming closer to another
▸ noun: a way of entering or leaving
▸ noun: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
▸ noun: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
▸ verb: move towards ("We were approaching our destination")
▸ 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")
▸ verb: come near in time ("Winter is approaching")
▸ verb: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character ("His playing approaches that of Horowitz")
▸ verb: begin to deal with ("Approach a task")
▸ Also see approaching
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to approach
▸ Usage examples for approach
▸ Idioms related to approach (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing approach
▸ Words that often appear near approach
▸ Rhymes of approach
▸ Invented words related to approach