Approach

noun

ə'proʊʧ

Noun

the act of drawing spatially closer to something
“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
Similar:ApproachingComing
Type of:MoveMotionMovement
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”
Similar:Attack
Type of:ConceptualizationFormulationConceptualisation
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”
Type of:Swing
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
“the approach of winter”
Similar:ApproachingComing
Type of:Timing
a close approximation
“the nearest approach to genius”
Type of:Similarity
the event of one object coming closer to another
Similar:Approaching
Type of:MovementMotion
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Similar:AdvanceFeelerOverture
Type of:PropositionSuggestionProffer
a way of entering or leaving
Similar:Access
Type of:Way
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Type of:SkywayAirway

come near in time
“Winter is approaching”
“approaching old age”
Type of:Come
begin to deal with
“approach a task”
“approach a new project”
Type of:ActMove
move towards
“We were approaching our destination”
Similar:Near
Type of:Come
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
“His playing approaches that of Horowitz”
Type of:Approximate
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”
Type of:AccostAddress