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   approach

   /əˈprəʊtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time: "the train approached the main line" Similar proceed towardscome/go towardsadvance towardsgo near/nearercome near/nearerdraw near/nearercome close/closergo close/closerdraw close/closermove near/neareredge near/nearerneardraw nearclose in oncentre onfocus onconverge oncatch up ongain oncreep up onloomreacharrive atOpposite leave
   • ▪ come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity: "the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade" Similar border onapproximateverge onresemblebe comparable/similar tocompare withtouchnudgeget on fornearcome near tocome/be close toinformal:be not a million miles away from
   • ▪ bring nearer: archaic "all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion"
   • 2. speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request: "the department had been approached about funding" Similar speak totalk tomake conversation withengage in conversationtake asidedetaingreetaddresssalutehailinitiate a discussion withbroach the matter tomake advances tomake overtures tomake a proposal tosound outpropositionsolicitappeal toapply toinformal:buttonhole
   • 3. start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way: "one must approach the matter with caution" Similar set abouttacklebeginstartcommenceembark onmake a start onaddress oneself toundertakeget down tolaunch intogo aboutget to grips withinformal:get cracking on

   noun

   • 1. a way of dealing with a situation or problem: "we need a whole new approach to the job" Similar attitudeslantperspectivepoint of viewviewpointoutlookline of attackline of actionmethodprocedureprocesstechniqueMOstylestrategystratagemwaymannermodetactictackpathsystemmeansmodus operandi
   • 2. an initial proposal or request made to someone: "the landowner made an approach to the developer" Similar proposalpropositionsubmissionmotionofferapplicationappealplea
   • ▪ behaviour intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone: dated "feminine resistance to his approaches" Similar advancesoverturessuggestionsattentionssuit
   • 3. the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time: "the approach of winter" Similar advancecoming near/nearercomingnearingadventarrivalentranceappearance
   • ▪ an approximation to something: "the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy" Similar approximationlikenesssemblancecorrespondenceparallel
   • ▪ the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually towards an airfield or runway for landing: "the aircraft completed the approach and touched down"
   • ▪ a road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place: "the northern approaches to London" Similar drivewaydriveaccess roadroadavenuestreetpassageway

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’).

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   What does approach mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! APPROACH definition: 1. to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: 2. to deal…. Learn more.

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   What is an approach to a place?

   • An approach to a place is a road, path, or other route that leads to it. If you approach someone about something, you speak to them about it for the first time, often making an offer or request . When Chappel approached me about the job, my first reaction was disbelief. [VERB noun preposition] He approached me to create and design the restaurant.

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   What is your approach to a problem or situation?

   • Your approach to a task, problem, or situation is the way you deal with it or think about it. ...the adversarial approach of the British legal system. As a future time or event approaches, it gradually gets nearer as time passes. As autumn approached, the plants and colours in the garden changed. [VERB] ...the approaching crisis. [VERB -ing]

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   Is approach a noun or adverb?

   • Approach is also a noun. When you approach a task, problem, or situation in a particular way, you deal with it or think about it in that way. The Bank has approached the issue in a practical way. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Employers are interested in how you approach problems. [VERB noun]

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     APPROACH meaning: 1. to come near or nearer to something or...

   • Approach in Simplified Chinese

     APPROACH translate: 靠近, 靠近；接近；临近, 处理, 着手处理；对付, 沟通,...

   • Approach in Traditional Chinese

     APPROACH translate: 靠近, 靠近；接近；臨近, 處理, 著手處理；對付, 溝通,...

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     APPROACH definicja: 1. to come near or nearer to something...

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   the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline. 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.

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   verb. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion. “I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”. see more. noun. the act of drawing spatially closer to something. “the hunter's approach scattered the geese”. synonyms: approaching, coming. see more.

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