ap·proach ( -pr ch )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. [Middle English approchen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropi  re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin propius, nearer, comparative of prope, near; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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"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"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 landingair 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 | |
| 6. | approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" 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" 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"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 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"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" 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 close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" |
| 2. | approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" 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" | |
| 4. | approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" 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!" | |
| 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" |
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 7. (often plural) proposal, offer, appeal, advance, application, invitation, proposition, overture
Translations
approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → acercarse
vt → acercarse a (= be approximate); aproximarse a (= ask, apply to); dirigirse a [+ problem]; abordar
(to problem etc) → enfoque m;
approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → sich nähern;
(event) → nahen
(ask, apply to) (person) → herantreten an +acc, ansprechen;
n (advance) → (Heran)nahen nt;
(to problem etc) → Ansatz m;
to approach sb about sth → jdn wegen etw ansprechen
approach [əˈprəutʃ] vi → avvicinarsi
(to problem) → modo di affrontare;
to approach sb about sth → rivolgersi a qn per qc
v approach [əˈprəutʃ]
to come near (to) The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching. naderkom يَقْتَرِب доближавам přiblížit se (k) nærme sig sich nähern πλησιάζω acercarse, aproximarse lähenema نزدیک شدن lähestyä (s')approcher (de) לְהִתְקָרֵב पास आना bližiti se (meg)közelít; közeledik mendekati nálgast avvicinarsi 近づく 접근하다 prisiartinti, priartėti tuvoties; griezties (pie) hampir (be)naderen nærme seg zwracać/zbliżać się do aproximar-se a (se) apropia (de) приближаться priblížiť sa (k) (pri)bližati se približiti se närma sig, nalkas เข้าใกล้ yaklaşmak, yanaşmak 向...靠近 наближатися نزدیک آنا đến gần 向...靠近
n
1 the act of coming near The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman. naderkom, nader staan إقْتِراب наближавам příchod ankomst; det at nærme sig das Herannahen πλησίασμα aproximación, acercamiento lähenemine نزدیکی lähestyminen approche הִתְקַרְבוּת पास पहुंचना približavanje közeledés kedatangan koma, það að e-ð nálgast avvicinamento, l'avvicinarsi 接近 접근 artinimasis tuvošanās menghampiri nadering ankomst, det å nærme seg zbliżanie się aproximação apropiere приближение príchod prihod pristup annalkande การเข้าใกล้ yaklaşma, yakına gelme 靠近 наближення نزدیکی ، قرب sự đến gần 靠近
2 a road, path etc leading to a place All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock. toegangspad مَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ، طَريق вход přístup tilkørsel; indfaldsvej; adgang der Zugang πρόσβαση acceso juurdepääs راه tuloreitti voies d'accès דֶרֶך גִישָׁה प्रवेशमार्ग prilaz odavezető út jalan aðkoma, aðkomuleið via d'accesso 近づく道 접근하는 길 prieiga pieeja jalan masuk toegangsweg atkomst, innfartsvei podejście, podjazd acesso cale de acces подступ prístup dostop prilaz tillfart เส้นทาง giriş, giriş yolu 通路 підхід راستہ ، گزر کاہ lối vào 通路
3 an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets. aanlê تَوَجُّـه، تَوَدُّد، تَقَرُّب опит pokus (o sblížení, získání něčeho) henvendelse; tilnærmelse die Annäherungsversuche προσέγγιση propuesta, proposición ettepanek, lähenemiskatse مراجعه؛ توجه lähestymisyritys démarche(s), avances פְּנִייָה प्रस्ताव करना obratiti se kérelem; megkörnyékezés (főleg {\i plural} pendekatan leita til; reyna við proposta 取り入り (교섭)시도, (여자에게)수작걸기 bandymas kreiptis/užkalbinti tuvošanās; griešanās (pie) percubaan benadering, toenaderingspoging tilnærmelse, henvendelse zwrócenie się, podejście, zaloty abordagem demers; avans(uri) подход pokus (o zblíženie, získanie niečoho) poskus(i) približanja, prizadevanje molba hänvändelse, trevare, närmande การเข้าตีสนิท başvuru 想親近某人 спроби; аванси پہنچ ، رسائی sự tiếp cận 想亲近某人
adj apˈproachable
1 friendly. vriendelik سَهْل الإقْتِراب إلَيه، وَدود приятелски přátelský imødekommende zugänglich προσιτός, φιλικός tratable, asequible, llano vastutulelik خوش برخورد؛ مهربان vastaan tuleva accessible יְדִידוּתִי मिलनसार pristupačan barátságos ramah viðmótsgóður disponibile 親しみやすい 사귀기 쉬운 prieinamas, sušnekamas pieejams mudah didekati vriendelijk imøtekommende przystępny amigável prietenos доступный prístupný dosegljiv pristupačan öppen, lätt att komma i kontakt med ที่เป็นมิตร cana yakın 親近的，友好的， такий, що йде охоче назустріч دوستانہ dễ thân thiện 亲近的，友好的，
2 that can be reached The village is not approachable by road. bereikbaar مُمْكِن الوصول إلَيه недостъпен přístupný tilgængelig zugänglich προσβάσιμος accesible ligipääsetav دست یافتنی؛ قابل حصول lähestyttävissä accessible נָגִיש सुगम्य dostupan megközelíthető bisa dicapai sem hægt er að komast að accessibile 近づける 접근할 수 있는 pasiekiamas pieejams; sasniedzams dapat didatangi toegankelijk tilgjengelig, som kan nås dostępny acessível accesibil доступный prístupný dostopen dostupan åtkomlig, nåbar ที่เข้าถึงได้ง่าย ulaşılabilir 可接近的 досяжний قابل رسائی có thể đến được 可接近的
adj apˈproaching
the approaching dawn. naderend مُقْتَرِب наближаващ blížící se, nadcházející kommende; forestående herannahend ερχόμενος que se acerca/aproxima lähenev نزدیک lähestyvä qui (s')approche הִתְקַרְבוּת निकट आता koji se bliži a közeli makin mendekat aðvífandi, komandi (che si avvicina) 近づいている 다가오는 artėjantis tuvojošamies menghampiri naderend kommende, forestående nadchodzący próximo care se apropie приближающийся blížiaci sa, nadchádzajúci bližajoč se koji se približava annalkande, stundande ที่เข้ามาใกล้ yaklaşan 臨近的 такий, що наближається قریب آنے والی đang đến gần 临近的
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