Definitions of Approach [əˈproʊtʃ]

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Definition of 'Approach'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) approach
to come nearer to:
The car approached the curb.

2.  approach
to come within range for comparison:
As a poet he can't approach Keats.

3.  approach
to make contact with:
approached the company with an offer.

4.  approach
to begin work on; set about:
to approach a problem.

5. (v.i.) approach
to come nearer:
A storm approaches.

6. (n.) approach
an act or instance of approaching.

7.  approach
close approximation; nearness:
a fair approach to accuracy.

8.  approach
a means of access:
the approaches to a city.

9.  approach
the method used or steps taken in setting about a task.

10.  approach
the course to be followed by an aircraft in making a landing.

Etymology: (1275–1325; < AF, OF a(p)rocher < LL adpropiāre=ad-+propius nearer)

Definition of 'Approach'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) approach, attack, plan of attack
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"

2. (noun) approach, approaching, coming
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

3. (noun) access, approach
a way of entering or leaving
"he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

4. (noun) approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

5. (noun) approach, approaching
the event of one object coming closer to another

6. (noun) overture, advance, approach, feeler
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"

7. (noun) approach, approaching, coming
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
"the approach of winter"

8. (noun) approach
a close approximation
"the nearest approach to genius"

9. (verb) approach, approach shot
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"

10. (verb) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
move towards
"We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

11. (verb) border on, approach
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
"This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

12. (verb) set about, go about, approach
begin to deal with
"approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

13. (verb) approach, come near
come near in time
"Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

14. (verb) approach
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

Definition of 'Approach'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) approach
a way of doing sth
a new/modern approach; Take a practical approach to the problem.

2.  approach
the action of offering or proposing
to make an approach to the bank for financial assistance

3. (verb) approach
to move closer in distance or time
She saw him approaching.; Approach the animal with caution.; The wedding was fast approaching.

4.  approach
to come to sb with an offer
They approached her about working for them.

5.  approach
to deal with sb or sth in a particular way
It depends how you approach the problem.; Try to approach customers with confidence.

6.  approach
to come close to in quantity or quality
wind speeds approaching 100 mph

Definition of 'Approach'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Approach
to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer

2. (verb) Approach
to draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman

3. (verb) Approach
to bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance

4. (verb) Approach
to come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood

5. (verb) Approach
to take approaches to

6. (verb) Approach
the act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near

7. (verb) Approach
a access, or opportunity of drawing near

8. (verb) Approach
movements to gain favor; advances

9. (verb) Approach
a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access

10. (verb) Approach
the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post

11. (verb) Approach
see Approaching

Translation of 'Approach'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to come near (to) The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.
Afrikaans: naderkom	Arabic: يَقْتَرِب	Bulgarian: доближавам
Brazilian: aproximar-se	Czech: přiblížit se (k)	German: sich nähern
Danish: nærme sig	Greek: πλησιάζω	Spanish: acercarse, aproximarse
Estonian: lähenema	Farsi: نزدیک شدن	Finnish: lähestyä
French: (s')approcher (de)	Hebrew: לְהִתְקָרֵב	Hindi: पास आना
Croatian: bližiti se	Hungarian: (meg)közelít; közeledik	Indonesian: mendekati
Icelandic: nálgast	Italian: avvicinarsi	Japanese: 近づく
Korean: 다가오다	Lithuanian: prisiartinti, priartėti	Latvian: tuvoties; griezties (pie)
Malay: hampir	Dutch: (be)naderen	Norwegian: nærme seg
Polish: zwracać/zbliżać się do	Persian: نزدیک شدن	Pashto: نږدی کیدل
Portuguese: aproximar-se	Romanian: a (se) apropia (de)	Russian: приближаться
Slovak: priblížiť sa (k)	Slovenian: (pri)bližati se	Serbian: približiti se
Swedish: närma sig, nalkas	Thai: เข้าใกล้	Turkish: yaklaşmak, yanaşmak
Taiwanese: 向…逐漸靠近，即將來臨	Ukrainian: наближатися	Urdu: نزدیک آنا
Vietnamese: đến gần	Chinese: 向...靠近，即将来临
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