approach

• "We were approaching our destination"
• "They are drawing near"
• "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

Synonyms

• nearmove towards; near in time or place or relationship; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; being on the left side; closely resembling the genuine article; giving or spending with reluctance; with or in a close or intimate relationship; very close in resemblance
• come onappear or become visible; move towards; develop in a positive way; start running, functioning, or operating; occur or become available
• go upmove upward; increase in value or to a higher point; move towards; be erected, built, or constructed; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; burn completely; travel up
• draw nearmove towards
• draw closemove or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; move towards; pull towards oneself
• come nearalmost do or experience something; move towards; come near in time

• "This borders on discrimination!"
• "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

Synonyms

• border oncome near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

• "approach a task"
• "go about a difficult problem"
• "approach a new project"

Synonyms

• set aboutbegin to deal with; enter upon an activity or enterprise ; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• go aboutbegin to deal with

• "Winter is approaching"
• "approaching old age"

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• come nearalmost do or experience something; move towards; come near in time

• "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

• "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

• attacklaunch an attack or assault on; attack in speech or writing; take the initiative and go on the offensive; attack someone physically or emotionally; set to work upon; begin to injure; (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); an offensive move in a sport or game; intense adverse criticism; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; the act of attacking; a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase ; a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); strong criticism
• plan of attackideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

Synonyms

• approachingof the relatively near future; the event of one object coming closer to another ; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the act of drawing spatially closer to something
• comingof the relatively near future; the act of drawing spatially closer to something; arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

• "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

Synonyms

• accessobtain or retrieve from a storage device; reach or gain access to; the right to enter ; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) ; a way of entering or leaving; a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) ; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information ; the act of approaching or entering

Synonyms

• approach paththe final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
• glide paththe final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
• glide slopethe final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Synonyms

• approachingof the relatively near future; the event of one object coming closer to another ; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• "she rejected his advances"

Synonyms

• overtureorchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio ; something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• advancebeing ahead of time or need; situated ahead or going before; a movement forward; a change for the better; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) ; an amount paid before it is earned ; increase in price or value; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; bring forward for consideration or acceptance; increase or raise; contribute to the progress or growth of; cause to move forward; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; develop in a positive way; develop further; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; pay in advance; move forward; rise in rate or price
• feelerone of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

• "the approach of winter"

Synonyms

• approachingof the relatively near future; the event of one object coming closer to another ; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the act of drawing spatially closer to something
• comingof the relatively near future; the act of drawing spatially closer to something; arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

• "the nearest approach to genius"

• "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

Synonyms

• approach shota relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green