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Meaning
Verb
●
To come or go
near
,
in place
or time; to
move
toward; to
advance
nearer
; to
draw
nigh.
●
In Golf & Tennis:
To
play
an approach shot.
●
Used
intransitively
,
followed by
to: to
draw near
(to someone
or something
); to make
advances
; to
approximate
or become almost equal.
●
Of an
immovable
object
or
a number of
such
objects
: to be
positioned
as to
(notionally)
appear
to be
moving
towards (a place).
●
To
move
toward (someone
or something
)
in place
, time,
character
, or value; to
draw
nearer
to.
●
To
bring
(something)
near
something else
; to cause (something) to
draw
near
.
●
To
attempt
to make (a
policy
) or
solve
(a problem).
●
To
bring up
or
propose
to (someone) an
idea
,
question
,
request
, etc.
●
To have
sexual intercourse
with (someone).
●
In Military:
To take
approaches
to (a place); to
move
towards (a place) by using
covered
roads
,
trenches
, or other works.
Noun
●
An
act
of
drawing
near
in place
or time; an
advancing
or
coming
near
.
●
An
act
of
coming
near
in character
or value; an approximation.
●
An
avenue
,
passage
, or way by which a
building
or place can be
approached
; an access.
●
In Climbing:
An
avenue
,
passage
, or way by which a
building
or place can be
approached
; an access.
A
path
taken
to
reach
the
climbing
area,
for example
, from a
car park
,
road
, etc.
●
A
manner
of making (a
policy
) or
solving
(a problem, etc.).
●
An
opportunity
of
drawing
near
; access.
●
In Aviation:
The way an
aircraft
comes in
to
land
at an airport.
A specific
procedure
used for
approaching
and
landing
at an airport.
●
In Bowling:
The area before the
lane
in which a
bowler
may
stand
or
run up
before
bowling
the ball.
●
In Golf & Tennis:
Short for approach shot.
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Origin
approach
English
approchen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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