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- Dictionaryapproach/əˈprəʊtʃ/
verb
- 1. come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time: "the train approached the main line" Similar Opposite
- 2. speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request: "the department had been approached about funding" Similar
noun
- 1. a way of dealing with a situation or problem: "we need a whole new approach to the job" Similar
- 2. an initial proposal or request made to someone: "the landowner made an approach to the developer" Similar
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to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: We could just see the train approaching in the distance. If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower. I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.
The meaning of APPROACH is to draw closer to : near. How to use approach in a sentence. to draw closer to : near; to come very near to : to be almost the same as; to make advances to especially in order to create a desired result…
Approach definition: to come near or nearer to. See examples of APPROACH used in a sentence.
10 meanings: 1. to come nearer in position, time, quality, character, etc, to (someone or something) 2. to make advances to, as.... Click for more definitions.
To approach is to get near something. An airplane is cleared for a final approach just as the wheels approach the landing strip. Approach comes from the Latin word appropriare which means "go nearer to." You can physically approach something, like a waiter going to a table.
Definition of approach noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. /əˈprəʊtʃ/ Verb Forms. move near. [intransitive, transitive] to come near to somebody/something in distance or time. We could hear the train approaching. Winter is approaching. The deadline was fast approaching. The rapidly approaching storm could be seen on the horizon.