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approach > 14 senses
NOUN	1	approach, attack, plan of attack	Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
	2	approach, approaching, coming	The act of drawing spatially closer to something
	3	approach, access	A way of entering or leaving
	4	approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope	The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
	5	approach, approaching	The event of one object coming closer to another
	6	approach, overture, advance, feeler	A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
	7	approach, approaching, coming	The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
	8	approach	A close approximation
	9	approach, approach shot	A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
VERB	1	approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near	Move towards
	2	approach, border on	Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
	3	approach, set about, go about	Begin to deal with
	4	approach, come near	Come near in time
	5	approach	Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

approach > pronunciation
Sounds	ahprow'ch
Rhymes	broach, brooch, caroche, and 8 more rhymes in owch...

approach > noun 1, act
Meaning	Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.
Examples	"his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
Synonyms	attack, plan of attack
Broader	conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
Narrower	avenue
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of drawing spatially closer to something.
Examples	"the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
Synonyms	approaching, coming
Broader	motion, movement, move
Narrower	access; closing, closure; landing approach; run-up
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A way of entering or leaving.
Synonyms	access
Broader	way
Narrower	entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree

approach > noun 4, location
Meaning	The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing.
Synonyms	approach path, glide path, glide slope
Part of	traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern
Broader	air lane, flight path, airway, skyway

approach > noun 5, event
Meaning	The event of one object coming closer to another.
Synonyms	approaching
Broader	movement, motion
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 6, communication
Meaning	A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.
Synonyms	overture, advance, feeler
Broader	suggestion, proposition, proffer
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 7, attribute
Meaning	The temporal property of becoming nearer in time.
Examples	"the approach of winter"
Synonyms	approaching, coming
Broader	timing
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 8, attribute
Meaning	A close approximation.
Examples	"the nearest approach to genius"
Broader	similarity
Verbs	approach

approach > noun 9, act
Meaning	A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green.
Examples	"he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
Synonyms	approach shot
Broader	golf stroke, golf shot, swing
Narrower	chip, chip shot; pitch, pitch shot

approach > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move towards.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Model	Sam and Sue approach
Examples	"We were approaching our destination"
Synonyms	near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Similar to	approach, come near
Broader	come, come up
Narrower	drive up; bear down on, bear down upon; edge in, edge up; close; push, crowd
Entails	advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
Adjectives	approachable; approachable
Nouns	approach; approach

approach > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
Synonyms	border on
Broader	approximate, come close
Narrower	converge
Nouns	approach

approach > verb 3, social
Meaning	Begin to deal with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Examples	"approach a task"; "approach a new project"
Synonyms	set about, go about
Broader	act, move
Narrower	confront, face up, face
Nouns	approach

approach > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Come near in time.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
Synonyms	come near
Similar to	approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Broader	come, come up
Narrower	get on
Nouns	approach

approach > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They approach him to write the letter
Examples	"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
Broader	address, accost, come up to
Narrower	hit
Adjectives	approachable
Nouns	approach

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