approach meaning and definition

APPROACH noun

Definition of approach (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: attack, plan of attack
2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
   • "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
   • synonyms: approaching, coming
3. a way of entering or leaving
   • "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
   • synonyms: access
4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
   • synonyms: approach path, glide path, glide slope
5. the event of one object coming closer to another
   • synonyms: approaching
6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
   • "she rejected his advances"
   • synonyms: advance, feeler, overture
7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
   • "the approach of winter"
   • synonyms: approaching, coming
8. a close approximation
   • "the nearest approach to genius"
9. 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"
   • synonyms: approach shot

APPROACH verb

Definition of approach (verb)

1. move towards
   • "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
   • synonyms: come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
2. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
   • "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
   • synonyms: border on
3. begin to deal with
   • "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
   • synonyms: go about, set about
4. come near in time
   • "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
   • synonyms: come near
5. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
   • "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"