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Defenition of the word approach

    • Defenition of the word approach

      • The way or means of entry or access.
      • The method, orientation, way of thought in which one takes up a subject, a problem, an argument etc.
      • The act of drawing spatially closer to something.
      • To begin to deal with, e.g., a task, a problem, etc.
      • To come near to; to move towards.
      • To come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character.
      • To make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.
      • To come near in time.
      • 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"
      • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
      • the event of one object coming closer to another
      • the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
      • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
      • 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"
      • a formulation adopted in tackling a problem; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
      • metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
      • move towards; draw closer to; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
      • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
      • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches tht of Horowitz"
      • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
      • begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project"
      • the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter''s approach scattered the geese"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • the act of drawing spatially closer to something
      • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
      • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
      • a way of entering or leaving
      • a close approximation
      • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
      • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
      • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
      • come near in time
      • move towards
      • begin to deal with
      • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

    Synonyms for the word approach

      • access
      • accost
      • advance
      • approach path
      • approach shot
      • approaching
      • approximate
      • attack
      • attempt
      • attitude
      • be similar to
      • border on
      • come close to
      • come near
      • come near to
      • come on
      • come up to
      • come within reach of
      • coming
      • consider
      • contact
      • deal with
      • draw close
      • draw near
      • feeler
      • get in touch with
      • glide path
      • glide slope
      • go about
      • go up
      • handle
      • line
      • line of attack
      • loom
      • make contact with
      • manage
      • method
      • methodology
      • move toward
      • near
      • overture
      • plan of attack
      • set about
      • slant
      • sound out
      • speak to
      • style
      • tackle
      • tactic
      • talk to
      • verge on

    Similar words in the approach

      • approach
      • approachable

    Meronymys for the word approach

      • approach pattern
      • pattern
      • traffic pattern

    Hyponyms for the word approach

      • access
      • avenue
      • bear down on
      • bear down upon
      • chip
      • chip shot
      • close
      • closing
      • closure
      • confront
      • converge
      • crowd
      • drive up
      • edge in
      • edge up
      • entrance
      • entranceway
      • entree
      • entry
      • entryway
      • face
      • face up
      • get on
      • hit
      • landing approach
      • pitch
      • pitch shot
      • push
      • run-up

    Hypernyms for the word approach

      • accost
      • act
      • address
      • air lane
      • airway
      • approximate
      • approximation
      • come
      • come close
      • come up
      • come up to
      • conceptualisation
      • conceptualization
      • flight path
      • formularising
      • formularizing
      • formulation
      • golf shot
      • golf stroke
      • motion
      • move
      • movement
      • proffer
      • proposition
      • similarity
      • skyway
      • suggestion
      • swing
      • timing
      • way

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