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approach

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01noun

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”

02noun

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

03noun

a way of entering or leaving

“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”

04noun

the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

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05noun

the event of one object coming closer to another

06noun

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

“she rejected his advances”

07noun

the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

“the approach of winter”

08noun

a close approximation

“the nearest approach to genius”

09noun

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”

10verb

move towards

“We were approaching our destination”

“They are drawing near”

11verb

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

“This borders on discrimination!”

“His playing approaches that of Horowitz”

12verb

begin to deal with

“approach a task”

“go about a difficult problem”

13verb

come near in time

“Winter is approaching”

“approaching old age”

14verb

make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”

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