Meaning (1):
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Example in sentence:- an attack on inflation;
- his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons;
- his plan of attack was misguided
Meaning (2):
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
Example in sentence:- he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
Meaning (3):
- a way of entering or leaving
Example in sentence:- he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
Meaning (4):
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Example in sentence:- she rejected his advances
Meaning (5):
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Meaning (6):
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Example in sentence:- the hunter's approach scattered the geese
Meaning (7):
- a close approximation
Example in sentence:- the nearest approach to genius
Meaning (8):
- begin to deal with
Example in sentence:- approach a new project;
- approach a task;
- go about a difficult problem
Meaning (9):
- come near in time
Example in sentence:- approaching old age;
- Winter is approaching
Meaning (10):
- come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Example in sentence:- His playing approaches that of Horowitz;
- This borders on discrimination!
Meaning (11):
- make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Example in sentence:- I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
Meaning (12):
- move towards
Example in sentence:- The enemy army came nearer and nearer;
- They are drawing near;
- We were approaching our destination