Nearby Words
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.
EXPANDto make advances to; address.
6.
COLLAPSEto bring near to something.
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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Approaching
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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.
EXPANDthe 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.
COLLAPSEBowling.
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
EXPANDwell-ap·proached, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. near, close with. 3. sound out.
1. near, close with. 3. sound out.
Antonyms
6. withdraw.
6. withdraw.
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| approaching | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" |
noun | |
| 1. | the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: approach] |
| 2. | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approach] |
| 3. | the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach] |
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