APPROACH

(noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
synonyms : approaching , coming
(noun) 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"
synonyms : approach shot
(noun) 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"
synonyms : attack , plan of attack
(noun) a way of entering or leaving
"he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
synonyms : access
(noun) a close approximation
"the nearest approach to genius"
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
"the approach of winter"
synonyms : approaching , coming
(noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"
synonyms : advance , feeler , overture
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another
synonyms : approaching
(noun) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
synonyms : approach path , glide path , glide slope
(verb) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
(verb) come near in time
"Winter is approaching", "approaching old age"
synonyms : come near
(verb) move towards
"We were approaching our destination", "They are drawing near", "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
synonyms : come near , come on , draw close , draw near , go up , near
(verb) begin to deal with
"approach a task", "go about a difficult problem", "approach a new project"
synonyms : go about , set about
(verb) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
"This borders on discrimination!", "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
synonyms : border on

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