approach

/ə'proutʃ/
Noun
  1. 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
  2. a close approximation
    • the nearest approach to genius
  3. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
    • the approach of winter
  4. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
    • she rejected his advances
  5. the event of one object coming closer to another
  6. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
  7. a way of entering or leaving
    • he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
  8. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
    • the hunter's approach scattered the geese
  9. 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
Verb
  1. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
    • I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
  2. come near in time
    • Winter is approaching
    • approaching old age
  3. begin to deal with
    • approach a task
    • go about a difficult problem
    • approach a new project
  4. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
    • This borders on discrimination!
    • His playing approaches that of Horowitz
  5. move towards
    • We were approaching our destination
    • They are drawing near
    • The enemy army came nearer and nearer

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The golfer carefully lines up his approach shot to the green.