approach (əˈprəʊtʃ
)
Definitions
verb
- to come nearer in position, time, quality, character, etc, to (someone or something)
- (tr) to make advances to, as with a proposal, suggestion, etc
- (tr) to begin to deal with ⇒
to approach a problem
- (tr) rare to cause to come near
noun
- the act of coming towards or drawing close or closer
- a close approximation
- the way or means of entering or leaving; access
- (often plural) an advance or overture to a person
- a means adopted in tackling a problem, job of work, etc
- Also called
approach path the course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing
Word Origin
C14: from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre to draw near, from Latin prope nearSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
move towards,
come to,
reach,
near,
advance,
catch up,
meet,
come close
gain on,
converge on come near
push forward,
draw near
creep up on,
= make a proposal to
speak to,
apply to appeal to
proposition,
solicit,
sound out,
make overtures to make advances to broach the matter with
=
set about,
tackle,
undertake,
embark on,
get down to,
launch into,
begin work on commence on make a start on
enter upon,
=
approximate,
touch,
be like compare with
resemble,
come close to,
border on,
verge on,
be comparable to
come near to,
Translations
- British English:
approach
When you approach something, you get closer to it.He didn't approach the front door at once. When I approached, they grew silent.əˈprəʊtʃ VERB He didn't approach the front door at once. When I approached, they grew silent.
- Spanish:
aproximarse
v
- French:
approcher
v
- German: nähern (sich) v
- Chinese: 接近 v
- Arabic: يَقْتَرِبُ v
- Portuguese: aproximar-se v
- Russian: приближаться v
- Croatian: pristupiti v
- Czech: přiblížit (se) v přibližovat (se)
- Danish: tilgang nutr
- Dutch: naderen v
- Finnish: lähestyä v
- Greek: πλησιάζω v
- Italian: avvicinarsi v
- Japanese: 近づく v
- Korean: 접근하다 v
- Norwegian: nærme (seg) v
- Polish: zbliżyć się v zbliżać się
- Brazilian Portuguese: aproximar-se v
- European Spanish:
aproximarse
v
- Swedish: närma (sig) v
- Thai: เข้าใกล้ v
- Turkish: yaklaşmak v
- Vietnamese: đến gần v
Usage examples
Stephanie assumed that had failed, leading to the direct approach on Salibi himself.
, CHAMELEON (2002)James timed his approach to the pavilion to coincide with that of the dismissed batsman.
Country Life (2004)In the maelstrom of Wexford's traditionally direct approach , Tipperary actually picked out some good opportunities.
Irish Times (2002)There has been no further move from Alchemy which made an approach in January.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This was a pattern which seemed to suit my approach to life.
, TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)