[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] the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" Synonyms:ing, coming
[noun] a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" Synonyms:access
[noun] the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing Synonyms:path, glide path, glide slope
[noun] the event of one object coming closer to another Synonyms:ing
[noun] a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" Synonyms:overture, advance, feeler
[noun] the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" Synonyms:ing, coming
[noun] a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
[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:shot
[verb] move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" Synonyms:near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
[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
[verb] begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" Synonyms:set about, go about
[verb] come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" Synonyms:come near
[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"
