Approach meaning

What does “approach” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“approach” is a noun and verb with 14 meanings. Its most common meaning is: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.

approach

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”
Synonymsattack plan of attack
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
Synonymsapproaching coming
a way of entering or leaving
“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
Synonymsaccess
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Synonymsapproach path glide path glide slope
the event of one object coming closer to another
Synonymsapproaching
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
“she rejected his advances”
Synonymsoverture advance feeler
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
“the approach of winter”
Synonymsapproaching coming
a close approximation
“the nearest approach to genius”
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”
Synonymsapproach shot

move towards
“We were approaching our destination”
“They are drawing near”
Synonymsnear come on go up draw near draw close come near
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
“This borders on discrimination!”
“His playing approaches that of Horowitz”
Synonymsborder on
begin to deal with
“approach a task”
“go about a difficult problem”
Synonymsset about go about
come near in time
“Winter is approaching”
“approaching old age”
Synonymscome near
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University