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approach
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- PPROAC
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
noun
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”
noun
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”
noun
a way of entering or leaving
“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
noun
a close approximation
“the nearest approach to genius”
noun
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
“the approach of winter”
noun
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
“she rejected his advances”
noun
the event of one object coming closer to another
noun
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
verb
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”
verb
come near in time
“Winter is approaching”
verb
move towards
“We were approaching our destination”
verb
begin to deal with
“approach a task”
verb
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
“This borders on discrimination!”
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Example Sentences
the hunter's approach scattered the geese
he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
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
he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
the nearest approach to genius
the approach of winter
she rejected his advances
I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
Winter is approaching
approaching old age
We were approaching our destination
They are drawing near
The enemy army came nearer and nearer
approach a task
go about a difficult problem
approach a new project
This borders on discrimination!
His playing approaches that of Horowitz
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