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To come or go near, or nearer to, in place or time
“His faithful pet dog would approach whenever its name was called.”
To draw near a specified destination
“By sunset, the Vikings would approach the village, ready to raid and pillage.”
To come close in quantity or quality
“The world's population will approach ten billion within several decades.”
To make contact with
“You should approach the police department if you have been the victim of a crime.”
To make a request or suggestion
“Let's approach Jayden about joining our chess club.”
To make an attempt at handling a problem or policy
“We must approach this persistent problem with a different strategy if we are to solve it.”
To begin an undertaking
“We will have a meeting later today to discuss how we can best approach this new project.”
To go somewhere, typically with some degree of difficulty
To be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
To be very close to, physically or figuratively
To represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
(dated, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend)
To put forward for discussion or consideration
To greet someone
(turn to) To use or resort to someone or something
Get around to
To head straight or directly towards
To defy or challenge someone or something with hostile or argumentative intent
To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone
Move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity or other attractive force
To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money
Pursue or approach stealthily
To make a suggestion, offer or proposal to someone
The manner by which an issue, policy or goal is handled or achieved
“Our approach to improving our market share is to improve the quality of our products.”
An initial proposal or request
“I am hoping for an approach by a venture capitalist seeking to invest in my company.”
The act of drawing near
“Jaime Lannister watched in horror at the approach of Daenerys Targaryen's fire-breathing dragons.”
Access to a place or building
“They traveled on horseback tentatively toward the approach of the heavily fortified castle.”
An approximation to something
“His inane ramblings bore little approach to coherency.”
(aviation) The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
“An aircraft is on approach to Runway 09L at London's Heathrow Airport.”
A point of view from which something is seen, presented or approached
An attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one
A trip or a set amount of traveling
A distinctive manner or method of dealing with something
Expression to attain peace
The time just before an event
The process or act of managing, running or governing (something)
The general mood, character or attitude of something or someone
An agency or means of doing something
Approach shot
(usually used in plural form "attentions") An act of civility or courtesy, especially in courtship
An edge or border
The tone used during the act of physically putting something into audible words or sounds
A chance or possibility for progress or profit
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