Definition of approach Approach

/ʌpɹowˈʧ/ - [uprowch] - ap•proach

We found 50 definitions of approach from 7 different sources.

What does approach mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: approaches
approach - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
		approaching, coming
		move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
		access the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
		closing, closure approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
		landing approach the approach to a landing field by an airplane
approach - 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"
		approach shot
		golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
		golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
		chip shot, chip the act of chipping something
approach - 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"
		attack, plan of attack
		conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
approach - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
		approaching, coming
		timing the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
approach - a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
		similarity the quality of being similar
approach - the event of one object coming closer to another
		approaching
		motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
approach - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
		access
		way a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
		overture, advance, feeler
		proffer, proposition, suggestion a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
		approach path, glide path, glide slope
		air lane, skyway, flight path, airway a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
Verb approaches, approaching, approached
approach - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
		near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
		come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
		drive up approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house"
		bear down upon, bear down on sail towards another vessel, of a ship
		edge in, edge up push one's way into (a space)
		close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
		crowd, push to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
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"
		come up to, accost, address adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
		hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
		come near
		come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
		get on appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"
		draw near, near, come near, draw close, approach, come on, go up almost do or experience something; "She came near to screaming with fear"
approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
		set about, go about
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
		face up, confront, face deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
		border on
		approximate, come close be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
		converge come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"

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Wiktionary

approach (Noun)
The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
approach (Noun)
An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
approach (Noun)
Movements to gain favor; advances.
approach (Noun)
A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
approach (Noun)
A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.
approach (Noun)
The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
approach (Noun)
A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.
approach (Noun)
The way an aircraft lands at an airport.
approach (Noun)
The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
approach (Verb)
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
approach (Verb)
To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
approach (Verb)
To make an attempt at solving a problem or making a policy.
approach (Verb)
To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
approach (Verb)
To take approaches to.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

approach (v. i.)
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
approach (v. i.)
To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
approach (v. t.)
To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
approach (v. t.)
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.
approach (v. t.)
To take approaches to.
approach (v. i.)
The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
approach (v. i.)
A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
approach (v. i.)
Movements to gain favor; advances.
approach (v. i.)
A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
approach (v. i.)
The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
approach (v. i.)
See Approaching.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

approach
The way or means of entry or access.
approach
The method, orientation, way of thought in which one takes up a subject, a problem, an argument etc.
approach
The act of drawing spatially closer to something.
approach
To begin to deal with, e.g., a task, a problem, etc.
approach
To arrive near to (in place)
approach
To come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character.
approach
To make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.
approach
To come near in time.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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 DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

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

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approach, verb, present, 1st person singular of approach (infinitive).
approach, verb (infinitive).
approach, noun, singular of approaches.

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