approach
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verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.Examples: "She approached the door cautiously."; "We were approached by a stranger asking for directions."; "The deadline is fast approaching."intransitive
2. (intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.intransitive
3. (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.Examples: "He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman."; "The great source, as it appears to me, of the power of the Divine Comedy [by Dante Alighieri], is the strong belief with which the story seems to be told. In this respect, the only books which approach to its excellence are Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe."; "Without these incentives to industry the Norwegian would be like the Laplander, without industry and civilisation; and the nearer he approaches to the beau idéal of those political economists—to the state of being without a taste for these foreign and expensive luxuries—the nearer he approaches to the condition of the Laplander in the comforts and enjoyments of life."ambitransitivefiguratively
4. (transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).Examples: "As we drove along the driveway, the trees approaching the house seemed more eerie."; "[T]here appears a seeming mount, made up of trees rising one higher than another, in proportion as they approach the centre."intransitiveraretransitive
5. (transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.Examples: "“Would counsel please approach the bench?” asked the judge."; "He approached the age of manhood."; "Approch the Chamber, and deſtroy your ſight With a new Gorgon."alsofigurativelytransitive
6. (transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.Examples: ""My story is not long," said the artist; "but your honour had better sit while you listen to it." So saying, he approached to the fire a three-footed stool, and took another himself, […]"transitive
noun (English)
1. (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.Examples: "Ah, what a ſigne it is of euill life, Where death's approach is ſeene ſo terrible."; "Nauar had notice of your faire approch. And he and his compettitours in oth, Were all addreſt to meete you gentle Lady Before I came: […]"; "Theſe Things, and the Approach of Night, called us off, or elſe, as Friday would have had us, we ſhould certainly have taken the Skin of this monſtrous Creature off, which was worth ſaving; but we had near three Leagues to go, and our Guide haſten'd us; ſo we left him, and went forward on our Journey."alsofiguratively
2. (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.Examples: "Where are my lines then? my approaches? views? Where are my window-ſongs?"; "[…] he ſaw As of the ſun or moon illuming clear The palace of Phæacia's mighty King. […] Maſtiffs, in gold and ſilver, lined the approach On either ſide, by art celeſtial framed Of Vulcan, guardian of Alcinoüs gate For ever, unobnoxious to decay."; "It was, therefore, natural to expect that the main attack would come from the north along the railroad, and from the east, where the approach from the Transvaal boundary, which is there marked by the Buffalo River, is over a country much more practicable than the western mountain range."alsofiguratively
3. (also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.alsofiguratively
4. (figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).Examples: "Our proposed definitional approach to the data processing-communications dilemma evoked considerable discussion. There is uniform disagreement and confusion as to the regulatory implications of the proposed definitional terms."; "Its [the United States Environmental Protection Agency's] initial approach to controlling the amount of lead in the ambient air was to limit lead emissions from automobiles by restricting the amount of lead in gasoline."; "The functional approach [to separation of powers issues] emphasizes the core functions of each branch and asks whether the challenged action threatens the essential attributes of the legislative, executive, or judicial function or functions. Under this approach, there is considerable flexibility in the moving branch, usually Congress acting to make structural or institutional change, if there is little significant risk of impairment of a core function or in the case of such a risk if there is a compelling reason for the action."figuratively
5. (archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.Examples: "Honour hath three Things in it: The Vantage Ground to doe Good: The approach to Kings and principall Persons: And the Raiſing of a Mans owne Fortunes."; "The Learned met with free Approach, Although they came not in a Coach."; "Now, rais'd again from low approach, She [a pin] viſits in the doctor's coach; Here, there, by various fortune toſt, At laſt in Greſham hall was loſt."archaic
6. (aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.Examples: "Most small airplanes maintain a speed well in excess of 1.3 times V_(SO) on an instrument approach. An airplane with a stall speed of 50 knots (V_(SO)) has a normal approach speed of 65 knots."alsoattributive
Definition source: Wiktionary