English to English noun
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ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation |  | Example: 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
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something |  | Example: the hunter's approach scattered the geese
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a way of entering or leaving |  | Example: he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
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the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |  | source: wordnet30
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the event of one object coming closer to another |  | source: wordnet30
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a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |  | Example: she rejected his advances
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the temporal property of becoming nearer in time |  | Example: the approach of winter
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a close approximation |  | Example: the nearest approach to genius
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a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green |  | Example: he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
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The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. |  | source: webster1913
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A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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move towards |  | Example: We were approaching our destination They are drawing near The enemy army came nearer and nearer
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come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character |  | Example: This borders on discrimination! His playing approaches that of Horowitz
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begin to deal with |  | Example: approach a task go about a difficult problem approach a new project
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come near in time |  | Example: Winter is approaching approaching old age
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make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion |  | Example: I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
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To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. |  | source: webster1913
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To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. |  | source: webster1913
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