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approach
English
- 🔊 the act of drawing spatially closer to something“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 a close approximation“the nearest approach to genius”
- 🔊 the temporal property of becoming nearer in time“the approach of winter”
- 🔊 the event of one object coming closer to another
- 🔊 a way of entering or leaving“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
- 🔊 the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- 🔊 a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others“she rejected his advances”
- 🔊 make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”
- 🔊 come near in time“Winter is approaching”
- 🔊 move towards“We were approaching our destination”
- 🔊 come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character“This borders on discrimination!”
- 🔊 begin to deal with“approach a task”
Spanish
- 🔊 abordamiento approach
- 🔊 acercamiento approach
- 🔊 aproche approach
- 🔊 aproximamiento approach
- 🔊 enfoque approach
- 🔊 allegar to approach
- 🔊 aproximar to approach
- 🔊 planteamiento approach, position
- 🔊 acercar to approach, to get close, to come
- 🔊 frisar to approach, to border on (of age, etc.)