Meaning & Definition of Approach in English
English⟶
Approach
/əproʊʧ/
noun
1. 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"
- "An attack on inflation"
- "His plan of attack was misguided"
synonym:
- approach,
- attack,
- plan of attack
2. The act of drawing spatially closer to something
- "The hunter's approach scattered the geese"
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching,
- coming
3. A way of entering or leaving
- "He took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
synonym:
- access,
- approach
4. The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
synonym:
- approach path,
- approach,
- glide path,
- glide slope
5. The event of one object coming closer to another
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching
6. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- "She rejected his advances"
synonym:
- overture,
- advance,
- approach,
- feeler
7. The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- "The approach of winter"
synonym:
- approach,
- approaching,
- coming
8. A close approximation
- "The nearest approach to genius"
synonym:
- approach
9. 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"
synonym:
- approach,
- approach shot
verb
1. Move towards
- "We were approaching our destination"
- "They are drawing near"
- "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
synonym:
- approach,
- near,
- come on,
- go up,
- draw near,
- draw close,
- come near
2. Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- "This borders on discrimination!"
- "His playing approaches that of horowitz"
synonym:
- border on,
- approach
3. Begin to deal with
- "Approach a task"
- "Go about a difficult problem"
- "Approach a new project"
synonym:
- set about,
- go about,
- approach
4. Come near in time
- "Winter is approaching"
- "Approaching old age"
synonym:
- approach,
- come near
5. Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- "I was approached by the president to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
synonym:
- approach
Examples of using
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