English

Detailed Synonyms for approach in English

approach:

to approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)

  1. to approach
    to approach
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
  2. to approach
    to approach; to advance
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
    • advance verb (advances, advanced, advancing)
  3. to approach
    to approach; come closer; to come near
  4. to approach
    to approach; to fly at
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
    • fly at verb (flies at, flew at, flying at)
  5. to approach
    – make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion 1
    to approach
    – make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion 1
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
      • I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters1
  6. to approach
    – come near in time 1
    to approach; to come near
    – come near in time 1
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
      • Winter is approaching1
      • approaching old age1
    • come near verb (comes near, came near, coming near)
  7. to approach
    – move towards 1
    to approach; near; to come on; to go up; to come near; draw close; draw near
    – move towards 1
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
      • We were approaching our destination1
    • near verb
      • They are drawing near1
      • The enemy army came nearer and nearer1
    • come on verb (comes on, came on, coming on)
    • go up verb (goes up, went up, going up)
    • come near verb (comes near, came near, coming near)
    • draw close verb
    • draw near verb
  8. to approach
    – begin to deal with 1
    to approach; to go about; set about
    – begin to deal with 1
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
      • approach a task1
      • approach a new project1
    • go about verb (goes about, went about, going about)
      • go about a difficult problem1
    • set about verb
  9. to approach
    – come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character 1
    to approach; to border on
    – come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character 1
    • approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching)
      • His playing approaches that of Horowitz1
    • border on verb (borders on, bordered on, bordering on)

Conjugations for approach:

present
  1. approach
  2. approach
  3. approaches
  4. approach
  5. approach
  6. approach
simple past
  1. approached
  2. approached
  3. approached
  4. approached
  5. approached
  6. approached
present perfect
  1. have approached
  2. have approached
  3. has approached
  4. have approached
  5. have approached
  6. have approached
past continuous
  1. was approaching
  2. were approaching
  3. was approaching
  4. were approaching
  5. were approaching
  6. were approaching
future
  1. shall approach
  2. will approach
  3. will approach
  4. shall approach
  5. will approach
  6. will approach
continuous present
  1. am approaching
  2. are approaching
  3. is approaching
  4. are approaching
  5. are approaching
  6. are approaching
subjunctive
  1. be approached
  2. be approached
  3. be approached
  4. be approached
  5. be approached
  6. be approached
diverse
  1. approach!
  2. let's approach!
  3. approached
  4. approaching
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

approach [the ~] noun

  1. the approach
    the access route; the entranceway; the access; the approach
  2. the approach
    – the act of drawing spatially closer to something 1
    the approach; the coming; the approaching
    – the act of drawing spatially closer to something 1
  3. the approach
    – a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green 1
    the approach; the approach shot
    – a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green 1
    • approach [the ~] noun
      • he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green1
    • approach shot [the ~] noun
  4. the approach
    – ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 1
    the approach; the attack; the plan of attack
    – ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 1
    • approach [the ~] noun
      • his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons1
    • attack [the ~] noun
      • an attack on inflation1
    • plan of attack [the ~] noun
      • his plan of attack was misguided1
  5. the approach
    – a way of entering or leaving 1
    the approach; the access
    – a way of entering or leaving 1
    • approach [the ~] noun
    • access [the ~] noun
      • he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge1
  6. the approach
    – a close approximation 1
    the approach
    – a close approximation 1
    • approach [the ~] noun
      • the nearest approach to genius1
  7. the approach
    – the temporal property of becoming nearer in time 1
    the approach; the coming; the approaching
    – the temporal property of becoming nearer in time 1
  8. the approach
    – a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others 1
    the approach; the advance; the overture; the feeler
    – a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others 1
  9. the approach
    – the event of one object coming closer to another 1
    the approach; the approaching
    – the event of one object coming closer to another 1
  10. the approach
    – the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing 1
    the approach; the glide path; the glide slope; the approach path
    – the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing 1

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Related Definitions for "approach":

  1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something1
    • the hunter's approach scattered the geese1
  2. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green1
    • he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green1
  3. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation1
    • his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons1
  4. a way of entering or leaving1
  5. a close approximation1
    • the nearest approach to genius1
  6. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time1
    • the approach of winter1
  7. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others1
  8. the event of one object coming closer to another1
  9. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing1
  10. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion1
    • I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters1
  11. come near in time1
    • Winter is approaching1
    • approaching old age1
  12. move towards1
    • We were approaching our destination1
  13. begin to deal with1
    • approach a task1
    • approach a new project1
  14. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character1
    • His playing approaches that of Horowitz1

Related Synonyms for approach