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

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