approach
Use Approach in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
2.
to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a poet he hardly approaches Keats.
3.
to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to: to approach the president with a suggestion.
4.
to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem.
5.
to make advances to; address.
verb (used without object)
7.
to come nearer; draw near: A storm is approaching.
8.
to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate.
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noun
9.
the act of drawing near: the approach of a train.
10.
nearness or close approximation: a fair approach to accuracy.
11.
any means of access, as a road or ramp: the approaches to a city.
12.
the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline.
13.
the course to be followed by an aircraft in approaching for a landing or in joining a traffic pattern: The plane's approach to the airport was hazardous.
14.
Sometimes, approaches. a presentation, offer, or proposal.
15.
approaches, Military. works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position.
16.
Also called approach shot. Golf. a stroke made after teeing off, by which a player attempts to get the ball onto the putting green.
17.
Bowling.
a.
the steps taken and the manner employed in delivering the ball: He favors a four-step approach.
b.
the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered.
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English a(p)prochen < Anglo-French, Old French a(p)rocher < Late Latin adpropiāre, verbal derivative, with ad- ad-, of Latin propius nearer (comparative of prope near), replacing Latin appropinquāre; (noun) late Middle English approche, derivative of the v.
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English a(p)prochen < Anglo-French, Old French a(p)rocher < Late Latin adpropiāre, verbal derivative, with ad- ad-, of Latin propius nearer (comparative of prope near), replacing Latin appropinquāre; (noun) late Middle English approche, derivative of the v.
Related forms
ap·proach·er, noun
ap·proach·less, adjective
re·ap·proach, verb
un·ap·proached, adjective
un·ap·proach·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. near, close with. 3. sound out.
1. near, close with. 3. sound out.
Antonyms
6. withdraw.
6. withdraw.
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approach (əˈprəʊtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to come nearer in position, time, quality, character, etc, to (someone or something) |
| 2. | (tr) to make advances to, as with a proposal, suggestion, etc |
| 3. | (tr) to begin to deal with: to approach a problem |
| 4. | rare (tr) to cause to come near |
| —n | |
| 5. | the act of coming towards or drawing close or closer |
| 6. | a close approximation |
| 7. | the way or means of entering or leaving; access |
| 8. | (often plural) an advance or overture to a person |
| 9. | a means adopted in tackling a problem, job of work, etc |
| 10. | Also called: approach path the course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing |
| [C14: from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre to draw near, from Latin prope near] | |
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Word Origin & History
approach
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. approcher, from O.Fr. aprochier, from L.L. appropiare "go nearer to," from L. ad- "to" + L.L. propiare "come nearer," comparative of L. prope "near." Replaced O.E. neahlæcan. The noun is late 15c., from the verb. Figurative sense of "means of handling a problem, etc." is
first attested 1905.
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Example sentences
Even text that is bold, italicized, and underlined all at once doesn't begin to approach the in-your-face chutzpah of all caps.
But as they approach shoreline and enter shallower water they slow down and begin to grow in energy and height.
Sometimes established corporations approach universities that have developed prototypes of products in their lab.
World oil demand is surging as supplies approach their limits.
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