approach

(n) 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
plan of attack, attack,
(n) the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- the hunter's approach scattered the geese
coming, approaching,
(n) a way of entering or leaving
- he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
access,
(n) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing approach path, glide path, glide slope,
(n) the event of one object coming closer to another approaching,
(n) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- she rejected his advances
feeler, advance, overture,
(n) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- the approach of winter
approaching, coming,
(n) a close approximation
- the nearest approach to genius
(n) 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,

(v) move towards
- We were approaching our destination
- They are drawing near
- The enemy army came nearer and nearer
draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up,
(v) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
- This borders on discrimination!
- His playing approaches that of Horowitz
border on,
(v) begin to deal with
- approach a task
- go about a difficult problem
- approach a new project
go about, set about,
(v) come near in time
- Winter is approaching
- approaching old age
come near,
(v) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
- I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters

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approachability approachable approaching approach path approach pattern approach shot approach trench