approach

ap·proach  (-prch)

v. ap·proached, ap·proach·ing, ap·proach·es

v.intr.

1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring approaches.

2. Sports To make an approach, as in golf.

v.tr.

1. To come or go near or nearer to: approached the tunnel.

2. To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate: The performance approaches perfection.

3. To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view: approached the administration for a raise.

4. To begin to deal with or work on: approached the task with dread; approached the issue from a historical perspective.

n.

1. The act of approaching: the approach of night.

2. A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.

3. A way or means of reaching something; an access: an approach to the bridge.

4. The method used in dealing with or accomplishing: a logical approach to the problem.

5. An advance or overture made by one person to another.

6. Sports

a. The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.

b. The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.

c. The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.

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[Middle English approchen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropire : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin propius, nearer, comparative of prope, near; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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approach

Verb

1. to come close or closer to

2. to make a proposal or suggestion to

3. to begin to deal with (a matter)

Noun

1. the act of coming close or closer

2. a proposal or suggestion made to a person

3. the way or means of reaching a place; access

4. a way of dealing with a matter

5. an approximation

6. the course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing [Latin ad- to + prope near]

approachable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" plan of attack, attack conceptualization, formulation, conceptualisation - inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
	2.	approach - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" coming, approaching movement, move, motion - 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" access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building" closure, closing - 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 run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
	3.	approach - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" access entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	4.	approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing approach path, glide path, glide slope air lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
	5.	approach - the event of one object coming closer to another approaching motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	6.	approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" feeler, overture, advance proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
	7.	approach - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" approaching, coming timing - the time when something happens
	8.	approach - a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius" similarity - the quality of being similar
	9.	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, 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 golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it chip shot, chip - (golf) a low running approach shot pitch shot, pitch - a high approach shot in golf
Verb	1.	approach - 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 come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" come near, approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" drive up - approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship edge in, edge up - push one's way into (a space) close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" crowd, push - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
	2.	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 - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
	3.	approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" go about, set about face, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	4.	approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" come near come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" get on - grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!" approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
	5.	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" hit - pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" accost, come up to, address - speak to someone

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approach

verb 1. 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

verb 2. make a proposal to, speak to, apply to, appeal to, proposition, solicit, sound out, make overtures to, make advances to, broach the matter with

verb 3. set about, tackle, undertake, embark on, get down to, launch into, begin work on, commence on, make a start on, enter upon

verb 4. approximate, touch, be like, compare with, resemble, come close to, border on, verge on, be comparable to, come near to

noun 5. advance, coming, nearing, appearance, arrival, advent, drawing near

noun 6. access, way, drive, road, passage, entrance, avenue, passageway

noun 7. (often plural) proposal, offer, appeal, advance, application, invitation, proposition, overture

noun 8. way, means, course, style, attitude, method, technique, manner, procedure, mode, modus operandi

noun 9. approximation, likeness, semblance

Translations

approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → acercarse

vt → acercarse a (= be approximate); aproximarse a (= ask, apply to); dirigirse a [+ problem]; abordar

n → acercamiento; aproximación f (= access); acceso (= proposal); proposición f;

(to problem etc) → enfoque m;

to approach sb about sth → hablar con algn sobre algo

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approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → approcher

vt (= come near) → approcher de (= ask, apply to); s'adresser à [+ subject, passer-by]; aborder

n → approche f; accès m, abord m; démarche f (auprès de qn); démarche f (intellectuelle);

to approach sb about sth → aller or venir voir qn pour qch

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approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → sich nähern;

(event) → nahen

vt (come to) → sich nähern +dat;

(ask, apply to) (person) → herantreten an +acc, ansprechen;

(situation, problem) → herangehen an +acc, angehen

n (advance) → (Heran)nahen nt;

(access) → Zugang m: (for vehicles) → Zufahrt f;

(to problem etc) → Ansatz m;

to approach sb about sth → jdn wegen etw ansprechen

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approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → avvicinarsi

vt (= come near) → avvicinarsi a (= ask, apply to); rivolgersi a [+ subject, passer-by]; avvicinare

n → approccio; accesso;

(to problem) → modo di affrontare;

to approach sb about sth → rivolgersi a qn per qc