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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"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
[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] metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
[verb] move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[verb] begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project"
[verb] come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches tht of Horowitz"
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\Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. --Heb. x. 25. 2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
\Ap*proach"\, v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] --Boyle. 2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. --Temple. 3. (Mil.) To take approaches to.
\Ap*proach"\, n. [Cf. F. approche. See {Approach}, v. i.] 1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. ``The approach of summer.'' --Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. --Owen. 2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. --Bacon. 3. pl. Movements to gain favor; advances. 4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. --Macaulay. 5. pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. 6. (Hort.) See {Approaching}.
\Ap*proach"\, n. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.

Synonyms for approach

access, advance, approach path, approach shot, approaching, approaching, approaching, attack, border on, come near, coming, coming, feeler, glide path, glide slope, go about, overture, plan of attack, set about

See also: access | advance | air lane | airway | approximate | chip | conceptualisation | confront | crowd | drive up | formulation | get on | motion | move | pattern | proffer | proposition | push | run-up | similarity |

Related terms: alikeness, beg, call to mind, come, come near, favor, gambit, game, imitate, imminence, intersect, lie over, line of action, loom, near future, path, planning, practice, program of action, propose to, proximate, pull strings, question, radius, run together, scheme, scheme of arrangement, solicit, spring up, working plan

The fun area, different aproach to word »approach«

Let's analyse "approach" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HCAORPPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2135 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: approach: 1 + 6 + 1 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: approach: 1 + 7 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 8 = 42, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (2) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (2) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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