Definitions for approach
əˈproʊtʃap·proach

Princeton's WordNet(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. approach, attack, plan of attack(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"

2. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

3. access, approach(noun)

   a way of entering or leaving

   "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

4. approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope(noun)

   the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

5. approach, approaching(noun)

   the event of one object coming closer to another

6. overture, advance, approach, feeler(noun)

   a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

   "she rejected his advances"

7. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

8. approach(noun)

   a close approximation

   "the nearest approach to genius"

9. approach, approach shot(verb)

   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. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near(verb)

    move towards

    "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

11. border on, approach(verb)

    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

    "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

12. set about, go about, approach(verb)

    begin to deal with

    "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

13. approach, come near(verb)

    come near in time

    "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

14. approach(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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Approach(n.)

   (Aviation) that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.

   Etymology: [Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i.]

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. approach(Noun)

   The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

2. approach(Noun)

   An access, or opportunity of drawing near.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

3. approach(Noun)

   Movements to gain favor; advances.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

4. approach(Noun)

   A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

5. approach(Noun)

   A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

6. approach(Noun)

   The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

7. approach(Noun)

   A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

8. approach(Noun)

   The way an aircraft lands at an airport.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

9. approach(Noun)

   The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

   Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

10. approach(Verb)

    To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

11. approach(Verb)

    To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.

    as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

12. approach(Verb)

    To come near to in place, time, character or value; to draw nearer to.

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

13. approach(Verb)

    To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

14. approach(Verb)

    To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

15. approach(Verb)

    To take approaches to.

    Etymology: From approchen, aprochen, aprochier, appropiare, from ad + propiare, from .

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Approach(verb)

   to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

2. Approach(verb)

   to draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

3. Approach(verb)

   to bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

4. Approach(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

5. Approach(verb)

   to take approaches to

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

6. Approach(verb)

   the act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

7. Approach(verb)

   a access, or opportunity of drawing near

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

8. Approach(verb)

   movements to gain favor; advances

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

9. Approach(verb)

   a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access

   Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

10. Approach(verb)

    the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post

    Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

11. Approach(verb)

    see Approaching

    Etymology: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Approach

   ap-prōch′, v.i. to draw near: to draw nigh (of time or events): to come near in quality, condition, &c.: (arch.) to come into personal relations with a person.—v.t. to come near to: to resemble: attain to: to bring near in any sense.—n. a drawing near to in military attack, in personal relations: access: a path or avenue: approximation: (pl.) trenches, &c., by which besiegers strive to reach a fortress.—n. Approachabi′lty.—adj. Approach′able. [O. Fr. aprochier, Low L. adpropiare—L. ad, to, prope, near.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. approach

   The route by which a fortified place or military position can be approached by an attacking force.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'approach' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #652

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'approach' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1436

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'approach' in Nouns Frequency: #221

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'approach' in Verbs Frequency: #297

How to pronounce approach?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of approach in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of approach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of approach in a Sentence

1. Ariel Jerez:

   The locals approach and see people from Podemos who they only have ever seen on television.

2. Federica Mogherini:

   The best possible approach you can have is ... on one side have a positive outcome of the nuclear talks so that we can be sure that they cannot develop a nuclear weapon, on the other side, call for Iran to play a major, major but positive, role on Syria in particular, to encourage the regime to ... (support) a Syrian-led transition.

3. Rex Tillerson:

   The diplomatic and other efforts of the past 20 years to bring North Korea to a point of denuclearization have failed. So we have 20 years of a failed approach.

4. Secretary DeVos:

   Our new approach will aid students across all sectors of higher education and improve accountability.

5. Nabil Naccoul:

   Consumer hedging activity slowed a lot after 2008, but we've seen more recently. A lot had hedged around US$100 and with the market now at US$50 they should perhaps be doing more, but they tend to take a more opportunistic approach to hedging especially in a contango market.

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