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approach

Verb

∙ To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. intransitive
∙ To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to. transitive
∙ To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
∙ To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
∙ To take approaches to. transitive, military
∙ To bring near; to cause to draw near.

Noun

∙ The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
∙ An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
∙ Movements to gain favor; advances. used only with the plural approaches
∙ A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
∙ A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.
∙ The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. used only in the plural, fortification
∙ An approach shot. golf, tennis
∙ The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
∙ The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball. bowling

BABYLON ENGLISH
approach v.
appeal to -, turn to -; come near to; access
access; incoming, drawing near; approximation; path or course leading to a specific location

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
approach
approach
\ap*proach"\, n. (golf) a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. it is made with an iron club.
approach
\ap*proach"\, v. t.
1. to bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [archaic]
2. 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. he was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached homer.
3. (mil.) to take approaches to.
approach
\ap*proach"\, n. [cf. f. approche. see approach, v. i.] 1. the act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "the approach of summer." orsley. a nearer approach to the human type.
2. a access, or opportunity of drawing near. the approach to kings and principal persons.
3. pl. movements to gain favor; advances.
4. a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
5. pl. (fort.) the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
6. (hort.) see approaching.
approach
\ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. approached; p. pr. & vb. n. approaching.] [oe. approchen, aprochen, of. approcher, ll. appropriare, fr. l. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? xi. 20. but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. x. 25.
2. to draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
approach
n
1. 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" [syn: attack, plan of attack ]

2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approaching, coming]

3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" [syn: access]

4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: approach path, glide path, glide slope]

5. the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: approaching]

6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, feeler]

7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approaching, coming]

8. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
9. 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" [syn: approach shot]
v 1: move towards; "we were approaching our destination"; "they are drawing near"; "the enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close , come near]
2: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "this borders on discrimination!"; "his playing approaches tht of horowitz" [syn: border on]
3: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project" [syn: set about, go about ]
4: metaphorically, as in time; "winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" [syn: come near]
5: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "i was approached by the president to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

WORDNET 2.0
approach
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) attack, plan of attack
(hypernym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
(hyponym) avenue
(derivation) set about, go about
2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
(synonym) approaching, coming
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) access
(derivation) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
(synonym) access
(hypernym) way
(hyponym) entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree
4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
(synonym) approach path, glide path, glide slope
(hypernym) air lane, flight path, airway, skyway
(part-holonym) traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern
5. the event of one object coming closer to another
(synonym) approaching
(hypernym) movement, motion
(derivation) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
(synonym) overture, advance, feeler
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
(synonym) approaching, coming
(hypernym) timing
(derivation) come near
8. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
(hypernym) similarity
(derivation) border on
9. 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"
(synonym) approach shot
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
(hyponym) chip, chip shot
Verb
1. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
(synonym) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
(hypernym) come, come up
(hyponym) drive up
(entail) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(verb-group) come near
(derivation) approaching
2. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
(synonym) border on
(hypernym) approximate, come close
(hyponym) converge
3. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
(synonym) set about, go about
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) confront, face up, face
(derivation) attack, plan of attack
4. come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
(synonym) come near
(hypernym) come, come up
(hyponym) get on
(verb-group) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
(derivation) approaching, coming
5. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
(hypernym) address, accost, come up to
(hyponym) hit
(derivation) overture, advance, feeler

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Approach
Approach may refer to:Scientific methodBowling actionFlirtingInstrument approach in aviationApproach (album), an album by Von Hertzen BrothersThe Approach, an album by I:ScintillaVisual approach in aviation
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

approach

Verb

∙ To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. intransitive
∙ To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to. transitive
∙ To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
∙ To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
∙ To take approaches to. transitive, military
∙ To bring near; to cause to draw near.

Noun

∙ The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
∙ An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
∙ Movements to gain favor; advances. used only with the plural approaches
∙ A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
∙ A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.
∙ The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. used only in the plural, fortification
∙ An approach shot. golf, tennis
∙ The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
∙ The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball. bowling

BABYLON ENGLISH
approach v.
appeal to -, turn to -; come near to; access
access; incoming, drawing near; approximation; path or course leading to a specific location

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
approach
approach
\ap*proach"\, n. (golf) a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. it is made with an iron club.
approach
\ap*proach"\, v. t.
1. to bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [archaic]
2. 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. he was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached homer.
3. (mil.) to take approaches to.
approach
\ap*proach"\, n. [cf. f. approche. see approach, v. i.] 1. the act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "the approach of summer." orsley. a nearer approach to the human type.
2. a access, or opportunity of drawing near. the approach to kings and principal persons.
3. pl. movements to gain favor; advances.
4. a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
5. pl. (fort.) the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
6. (hort.) see approaching.
approach
\ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. approached; p. pr. & vb. n. approaching.] [oe. approchen, aprochen, of. approcher, ll. appropriare, fr. l. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? xi. 20. but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. x. 25.
2. to draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
approach
n
1. 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" [syn: attack, plan of attack ]

2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approaching, coming]

3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" [syn: access]

4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: approach path, glide path, glide slope]

5. the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: approaching]

6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, feeler]

7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approaching, coming]

8. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
9. 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" [syn: approach shot]
v 1: move towards; "we were approaching our destination"; "they are drawing near"; "the enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close , come near]
2: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "this borders on discrimination!"; "his playing approaches tht of horowitz" [syn: border on]
3: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project" [syn: set about, go about ]
4: metaphorically, as in time; "winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" [syn: come near]
5: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "i was approached by the president to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

WORDNET 2.0
approach
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) attack, plan of attack
(hypernym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
(hyponym) avenue
(derivation) set about, go about
2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
(synonym) approaching, coming
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) access
(derivation) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
(synonym) access
(hypernym) way
(hyponym) entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree
4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
(synonym) approach path, glide path, glide slope
(hypernym) air lane, flight path, airway, skyway
(part-holonym) traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern
5. the event of one object coming closer to another
(synonym) approaching
(hypernym) movement, motion
(derivation) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
(synonym) overture, advance, feeler
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
(synonym) approaching, coming
(hypernym) timing
(derivation) come near
8. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
(hypernym) similarity
(derivation) border on
9. 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"
(synonym) approach shot
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
(hyponym) chip, chip shot
Verb
1. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
(synonym) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
(hypernym) come, come up
(hyponym) drive up
(entail) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(verb-group) come near
(derivation) approaching
2. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
(synonym) border on
(hypernym) approximate, come close
(hyponym) converge
3. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
(synonym) set about, go about
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) confront, face up, face
(derivation) attack, plan of attack
4. come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
(synonym) come near
(hypernym) come, come up
(hyponym) get on
(verb-group) near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
(derivation) approaching, coming
5. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
(hypernym) address, accost, come up to
(hyponym) hit
(derivation) overture, advance, feeler

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Approach
Approach may refer to:Scientific methodBowling actionFlirtingInstrument approach in aviationApproach (album), an album by Von Hertzen BrothersThe Approach, an album by I:ScintillaVisual approach in aviation
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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