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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
Approach for conversation or solicitation
To travel, usually with some measurable distance
To be very close to, physically or figuratively
To represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
To succeed in reaching or equaling (a standard or quality)
(dated, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend)
Make contact
To present or bring forward for discussion
To be about to happen
(turn to) To use or resort to someone or something
Get around to
Make suggestion, often improper
To be about to happen
To lie in wait for and attack by surprise
Move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity or other attractive force
To influence someone with a bribe
Pursue or approach stealthily
Provide with a border or edge
The manner by which an issue or policy is handled
“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 trip or a set amount of traveling
An attitude or point of view
A distinctive manner or method of dealing with something
A determination or effort (to do something)
Expression to attain peace
The time just before an event
The act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
A tentative proposal intended to ascertain someone's attitude or opinion
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
A hollow bed for a natural or artificial waterway
The ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
An edge or border
An inclined surface or slope
The condition of being near; proximity
The tone used during the act of physically putting something into audible words or sounds
A chance for progress or profit
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