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Definition of 'approach' Noun
- 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"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
Synonyms: attack plan of attack - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
Synonyms: approaching coming - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
Synonyms: access - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Synonyms: approach path glide path glide slope - the event of one object coming closer to another
Synonyms: approaching - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
Synonyms: overture advance feeler - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
Synonyms: approaching coming - a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
- 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"
Synonyms: approach shot Verb
- move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Synonyms: near come on go up draw near draw close come near - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
Synonyms: border on - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
Synonyms: set about go about - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
Synonyms: come near - 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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