Definition (noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
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his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
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an attack on inflation
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his plan of attack was misguided
Definition (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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the hunter's approach scattered the geese
Definition (noun) a way of entering or leaving
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he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
Definition (noun) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Definition (noun) the event of one object coming closer to another
Definition (noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
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she rejected his advances
Definition (noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Definition (noun) a close approximation
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the nearest approach to genius
Definition (noun) a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
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he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
Definition (verb) move towards
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We were approaching our destination
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They are drawing near
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The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Definition (verb) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
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This borders on discrimination!
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His playing approaches that of Horowitz
Definition (verb) begin to deal with
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approach a task
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go about a difficult problem
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approach a new project
Definition (verb) come near in time
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Winter is approaching
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approaching old age
Definition (verb) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
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I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters