Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To come near or nearer, as in space or time.
- intransitive verb Sports To make an approach, as in golf.
- intransitive verb To come or go near or nearer to.
- intransitive verb To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate.
- intransitive verb To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view.
- intransitive verb To begin to deal with or work on.
- noun The act of approaching.
- noun A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.
- noun A way or means of reaching something; an access.
- noun The method used in dealing with or accomplishing.
- noun An advance or overture made by one person to another.
- noun The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.
- noun The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.
- noun The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come or go near in place or time; draw near; advance nearer; come into presence.
- Figuratively, to draw near; approximate; come near in degree: with to: as, he approaches to the character of an able statesman.
- To bring near; advance: as, he approached his hand to the cup.
- To come or draw near to: as, to
approach the gate. - Figuratively, to come near to in quality, character, or condition; nearly equal: as, modern sculpture does not approach that of the Greeks.
- noun In golf, the play by which a player endeavors to get his ball on to the putting-green.
- noun The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
- noun Access; opportunity or liberty of drawing near; nearness: as, “the approach to kings,” Bacon.
- noun Nearness or close approximation in quality, likeness, or character.
- noun A passage or avenue by which anything is approached; any means of access or approximation.
- noun plural In fortification, the works thrown up by besiegers to protect themselves in their advances toward a fortress. Compare
boyau .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Archaic To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
- transitive verb To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to
- transitive verb (Mil.) To take approaches to.
- intransitive verb To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
- intransitive verb To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
- noun The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
- noun A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
- noun Movements to gain favor; advances.
- noun A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
- noun (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
- noun (Hort.) See
Approaching . - noun (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.
- noun (Aviation) that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.
- noun (Bowling) the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
- verb intransitive, figuratively To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
- verb transitive To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
- verb To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
- verb To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
- verb transitive, military To take approaches to.
- noun The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
- noun An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
- noun Movements to gain favor; advances.
- noun A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Paintings from the National Gallery's collections, including a "Judith With the Head of Holofernes," attributed to Mantegna, and a portrait of a Venetian gentleman on which Giorgione and the young Titian both worked, at once suggest the currency of Tullio's distinctive approach in the early cinquecento and how that approach was formed.
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Laura Ling's sister, Lisa Ling, told CNN Friday night that she feels the change in approach is significant, and could aid negotiations for the women's freedom.
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The guiding principle of a spreading-oil-stain approach is that it allows the counterinsurgent force to concentrate in part of the country and then slowly pacify the rest, using time to substitute for numbers.
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The guiding principle of a spreading-oil-stain approach is that it allows the counterinsurgent force to concentrate in part of the country and then slowly pacify the rest, using time to substitute for numbers.
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Somewhat more creationist in approach is the Nerve-Wracking Ball: a bowling ball on a rope, dangling from a tall tree branch.
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Somewhat more creationist in approach is the Nerve-Wracking Ball: a bowling ball on a rope, dangling from a tall tree branch.
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Somewhat more creationist in approach is the Nerve-Wracking Ball: a bowling ball on a rope, dangling from a tall tree branch.
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Somewhat more creationist in approach is the Nerve-Wracking Ball: a bowling ball on a rope, dangling from a tall tree branch.
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My choice of approach should depend upon a knowledge of who you are and where your own interests lie for the difference in approach is one of emphasis only.
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This approach is actually a good example of a trend that ought to be disturbing.
brobbins commented on the word approach
realization
July 22, 2009