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
[ Syn: attack , plan of attack ]
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; the hunters approach scattered the geese
[ Syn: approaching , coming ]
a way of entering or leaving; he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
[ Syn: access ]
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[ Syn: approach path , glide path , glide slope ]
the event of one object coming closer to another
[ Syn: approaching ]
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; she rejected his advances
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the approach of winter
[ Syn: approaching , coming ]
a close approximation; the nearest approach to genius'
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
[ Syn: approach shot ]
approach (n.)
move towards; We were approaching our destination; They are drawing near; The enemy army came nearer and nearer
[ Syn: near , come on , go up , draw near , draw close , come near ]
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; This borders on discrimination!; His playing approaches that of Horowitz
[ Syn: border on ]
begin to deal with; approach a task; go about a difficult problem; approach a new project
come near in time; Winter is approaching; approaching old age
[ Syn: come near ]
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters'