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 puttinggreen "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"
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
Definitions of approach 
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
