approach

(ə-prōch')

v., -proached, -proach·ing, -proach·es.

v.intr.

1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring approaches.
2. Sports. To make an approach, as in golf.

v.tr.

1. To come or go near or nearer to: approached the tunnel.
2. To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate: The performance approaches perfection.
3. To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view: approached the administration for a raise.
4. To begin to deal with or work on: approached the task with dread; approached the issue from a historical perspective.

n.

1. The act of approaching: the approach of night.
2. A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.
3. A way or means of reaching something; an access: an approach to the bridge.
4. The method used in dealing with or accomplishing: a logical approach to the problem.
5. An advance or overture made by one person to another.
6. Sports.
   1. The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.
   2. The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.
   3. The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.

[Middle English approchen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin propius, nearer, comparative of prope, near.]

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verb

1. To come near in space or time: near. Idioms: come close to, draw near to. See approach/retreat.
2. To come near, as in quality or amount: approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, rival, verge on. See same/different/compare.
3. To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of: address, appeal, apply, petition. Obsolete sue. See request.
4. To go about the initial step in doing (something): begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.

noun

1. The act or fact of coming near: coming, convergence, imminence, nearness. See approach/retreat.
2. A method used in dealing with something: attack, course, line, modus operandi, plan, procedure, tack, technique. See means.
3. A preliminary action intended to elicit a favorable response: advance (used in plural), overture. See approach/retreat.

n

Definition: way, means of arriving
Antonyms: departure, distancing, leaving

v

Definition: come nearer
Antonyms: depart, distance, go away, leave

v. (of an aircraft) descend toward and prepare to land on (an airfield, runway, etc.): the single-seater plane hit a post as it was approaching the runway.

n.

the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually toward an airfield or runway for landing.

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IN BRIEF: To come closer or draw nearer.

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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That part of an aircraft flight path from the end of the en route phase of the flight to touchdown.

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For a list of words related to approach, see:

• Aviation and Aerodynamics - approach: final period of descent prior to landing
• Tennis
• Directions - approach: draw near
• Strategy and Tactics - approach: preliminary steps taken in setting about task or problem
• Dimensions and Directions - approach: (vb) come near or closer to

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See words rhyming with "approach."

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Common misspelling(s) of approaches

• approachs

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - nærme sig
v. tr. - nærme sig, henvende sig
n. - fremgangsmåde, tilgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be)naderen, pogen te beïnvloeden, lijken op, aanpakken, naderbij brengen, aanpak, toegang(sweg), toenadering, aanloop, (be)nadering, (mv) seksuele avances, slag naar de green vanaf de fairway (golf)

Français (French)
v. intr. - approcher, s'approcher, être proche
v. tr. - s'approcher de, s'avancer vers, aborder, s'adresser à, approcher de
n. - approche, abord, voie d'accès, ressemblance à, apparence de

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich nähern, aufziehen, herangehen, sich annähern, sich wenden an
n. - Vorgehensweise, Annäherung, Herannahen, Zugang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσεγγίζω, πλησιάζω, βολιδοσκοπώ, ερευνώ τις διαθέσεις, καταπιάνομαι με, πλευρίζω
n. - προσέγγιση, δίοδος, πρόσβαση, τρόπος αντιμετώπισης/προσέγγισης (θέματος), εισαγωγή, χτύπημα προσεγγίσεως (στο γκολφ), (πληθ.) ερωτοτροπία, κορτάρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
avvicinarsi, approssimarsi a, rivolgersi a, approccio, avvicinamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aproximar-se, chegar, abordar, assemelhar-se
n. - aproximação (f), abordagem (f), caminho (m)

Русский (Russian)
приближаться, подходить, приблизительно равняться, обращаться к кому-либо, подход, приближение

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - acercarse, aproximarse, parecerse a, ponerse en contacto con, dirigirse a
v. tr. - considerar, acercar, aproximar, acceder, plantear, enfocar, dirigir, parecer
n. - enfoque, manera de abordar, planteamiento, acercamiento, reconciliación, acceso, vía

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - närma sig, ta itu med
n. - närmande, tillträde, inställning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
靠近, 动手处理, 接近, 门径

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 靠近
v. tr. - 動手處理, 接近
n. - 門徑, 接近

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 접근하다, 거의 같다
v. tr. - ~에게 접근하다, ~를 다루다
n. - 접근 , 비슷함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 近づく, 接近する, 近くなる, 取りかかる, 話を持ちかける, と掛け合う
n. - 接近, 近づく道, 近づき方, 取り入ること, 近似, 研究法, アプローチ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقترب من, يضاهي, يناهز, يدني, يقرب, يفاتح شخصا في موضوع (الاسم) دنو, اقتراب, ممر, مجاز, طريقه لفهم موضوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התכונן לנחיתה‬
v. tr. - ‮התקרב, ניגש, פנה ל-, דמה ל-, ניסה להשפיע, החל במשימה, הגיש הצעה‬
n. - ‮התקרבות, גישה, דרך, החלק האחרון של טיסה (לפני הנחיתה)‬

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