The Wordsmith Dictionary

Ap *proach ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n.Approaching. ] Etym: [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. 2 . 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.

APPROACH

APPROACH 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. )

Defn: To take approaches to.

APPROACH

Ap *proach ", n. Etym: [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.

Defn: 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. )

Defn: The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.

6. (Hort. )

Defn: See Approaching.

APPROACHABILITY

APPROACHABILITY Ap *proach `a *bil "i *ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being approachable; approachableness.

APPROACHABLE

APPROACHABLE Ap *proach "a *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue.

APPROACHABLENESS

APPROACHABLENESS Ap *proach "a *ble *ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.

APPROACHER

APPROACHER Ap *proach "er, n.

Defn: One who approaches.

APPROACHING

APPROACHING Ap *proach "ing, n. (Hort. )

Defn: The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.

APPROACHLESS

APPROACHLESS Ap *proach "less, a.

Defn: Impossible to be approached.

APPROACHMENT

Ap *proach "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. approachement.]

Defn: Approach. [Archaic ] Holland.

New American Oxford Dictionary

approach

ap proach |əˈprōCH əˈproʊtʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 come near or nearer to (someone or something ) in distance: the train approached the main line | [ no obj. ] : she hadn't heard him approach | (as adj. approaching ) : an approaching car. • come near or nearer to (a future time or event ): he was approaching retirement. • [ no obj. ] (of a future time ) come nearer: the time is approaching when you will be destroyed. • come close to (a number, level, or standard ) in quality or quantity: the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade. • archaic bring nearer: all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion. 2 speak to (someone ) for the first time about something, typically with a proposal or request: the department had been approached about funding. 3 start to deal with (something ) in a certain way: one must approach the matter with caution. ▶noun 1 a way of dealing with something: we need a whole new approach to the job. 2 an act of speaking to someone for the first time about something, typically a proposal or request: the landowner made an approach to the developer. • (approaches ) dated behavior intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone: feminine resistance to his approaches. 3 [ in sing. ] the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time: the approach of winter. • (approach to ) an approximation to something: the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy. • the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually toward an airfield or runway for landing. 4 (usu. approaches ) a road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place: the eastern approach to the town. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near, ’ from ad- ‘to ’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near ’).

approachable

ap proach a ble |əˈprōCHəbəl əˈproʊtʃəbəl | ▶adjective 1 friendly and easy to talk to: managers should be approachable. 2 (of a place ) able to be reached from a particular direction or by a particular means: at night parrotfish are approachable as they sleep in nooks and crannies on the reef. DERIVATIVES ap proach a bil i ty |əˌprōCHəˈbilitē |noun

approach path

ap |proach path ▶noun the path taken by an aircraft coming in to land.

approach road

ap |proach road ▶noun Brit. a road leading up to a particular place or feature.

approach shot

ap proach shot ▶noun Golf a stroke that sends the ball from the fairway onto or nearer to the green.

Oxford Dictionary

approach

ap |proach |əˈprəʊtʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 come near or nearer to (someone or something ) in distance or time: the train approached the main line | [ no obj. ] : winter was approaching | (as adj. approaching ) : an approaching car. • come close to (a number, level, or standard ) in quality or quantity: the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade. • archaic bring nearer: all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion. 2 speak to (someone ) for the first time about a proposal or request: the department had been approached about funding. 3 start to deal with (a situation or problem ) in a certain way: one must approach the matter with caution. ▶noun 1 a way of dealing with a situation or problem: we need a whole new approach to the job. 2 an initial proposal or request made to someone: the landowner made an approach to the developer. • (approaches ) dated behaviour intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone: feminine resistance to his approaches. 3 [ in sing. ] the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time: the approach of winter. • (approach to ) an approximation to something: the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy. • the part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually towards an airfield or runway for landing. • (usu. approaches ) a road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place: the northern approaches to London. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near ’, from ad- ‘to ’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near ’).

approachable

ap ¦proach |able |əˈprəʊtʃəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 friendly and easy to talk to: managers should be approachable. 2 (of a place ) able to be reached from a particular direction or by a particular means: the site is approachable from the roundabout. DERIVATIVES approachability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun

approach path

ap |proach path ▶noun the path taken by an aircraft coming in to land.

approach road

ap |proach road ▶noun Brit. a road leading up to a particular place or feature.

approach shot

ap |proach shot ▶noun Golf a stroke which sends the ball from the fairway on to or nearer the green.

American Oxford Thesaurus

approach

approach verb 1 she approached the altar: move toward, come /go toward, advance toward, inch toward, go /come /draw /move nearer, go /come /draw /move closer, near; close in, gain on; reach, arrive at. ANTONYMS leave. 2 the trade deficit is approaching $20 million: border on, verge on, approximate, touch, nudge, near, come near to, come close to. 3 she approached him about leaving his job: speak to, talk to; make advances to, make overtures to, make a proposal to, sound out, proposition. 4 he approached the problem in the best way: tackle, set about, address oneself to, undertake, get down to, launch into, embark on, go about, come to grips with. ▶noun 1 a typical male approach: method, procedure, technique, modus operandi, MO, style, way, manner; strategy, tactic, system, means. 2 the dog barked at the approach of any intruder: advance, coming, nearing; arrival, appearance; advent. 3 the approach to the castle: driveway, drive, access road, road, avenue; way.

approachable

approachable adjective 1 students found the staff approachable: friendly, welcoming, pleasant, agreeable, congenial, affable, cordial; obliging, communicative, helpful. ANTONYMS aloof. 2 the south landing is approachable by boat: accessible, attainable, reachable; informal get-at-able. ANTONYMS inaccessible.

Oxford Thesaurus

approach

approach verb 1 she approached the altar with her head bowed: proceed towards, come /go towards, advance towards, go near /nearer, come near /nearer, draw near /nearer, come close /closer, go close /closer, draw close /closer, move near /nearer, edge near /nearer, near, draw near; close in on, centre on, focus on, converge on; catch up on, gain on; creep up on, loom; reach, arrive at. ANTONYMS leave. 2 the trade deficit is now approaching £20 million: border on, approximate, verge on, resemble; be comparable /similar to, compare with; touch, nudge, get on for; near, come near to, come /be close to; informal be not a million miles away from. 3 the publishing tycoon approached him about leaving his job: speak to, talk to, make conversation with, engage in conversation; take aside, detain; greet, address, salute, hail, initiate a discussion with; broach the matter to, make advances to, make overtures to, make a proposal to, sound out, proposition, solicit, appeal to, apply to; informal buttonhole. 4 he had approached the whole business in the best way: set about, tackle, begin, start, commence, embark on, make a start on, address oneself to, undertake, get down to, launch into, go about, get to grips with; informal get cracking on. ▶noun 1 the traditional British approach to air pollution control: attitude, slant, perspective, point of view, viewpoint, outlook, line of attack, line of action; method, procedure, process, technique, MO, style, strategy, stratagem, way, manner, mode, tactic, tack, path, system, means; Latin modus operandi. 2 doctors are considering an approach to the High Court: proposal, proposition, submission, motion, offer, application, appeal, plea. 3 (approaches ) dated he found all his approaches repulsed: advances, overtures, suggestions, attentions; suit. 4 at the approach of any intruder, she would raise her wings and screech: advance, coming near /nearer, coming, nearing, advent; arrival, entrance, appearance. 5 this department is our nearest approach to a Ministry of Justice: approximation, likeness, semblance, correspondence, parallel. 6 two riders turned in at the approach to the castle: driveway, drive, access road, road, avenue, street, passageway.

approachable

approachable adjective 1 most students said that they found the staff approachable: friendly, welcoming, pleasant, agreeable, congenial, affable, cordial, well disposed, obliging, communicative, open, hospitable, helpful; informal, easy-going, accessible, available, easy to get on /along with; informal unstuffy. ANTONYMS aloof, unapproachable. 2 the south landing is approachable by boat: accessible, attainable, reachable, obtainable; informal get-at-able, come-at-able. ANTONYMS inaccessible.

Duden Dictionary

Approach

Ap proach Substantiv, maskulin , der |əˈproʊt͜ʃ |englisch approach, zu: to approach = sich nähern < französisch approcher < spätlateinisch appropiare 1 Wissenschaft Annäherung an ein wissenschaftliches Problem; Vorgehensweise; Ansatz er hat einen anderen Approach | ein ganz neuer Approach 2 Werbesprache wirkungsvolle Werbezeile (als Annäherung des Werbenden an den Konsumenten ), besonders Anfang eines Werbetextes, der die Aufmerksamkeit des Konsumenten erregen soll 3 Flugwesen Anflug 1b

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

approach

ap proach /əpróʊtʃ / (! -oa-は /oʊ /) 〖原義は「近くに引き寄せる」〗動詞～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人乗り物などが〉〈人場所など〉に近づく , 接近する ▸ Bob approached the door .ボブはドアに近づいた (╳… to the doorとしない )▸ The castle can be approached by boat .その城にはボートで行ける 2 〈人などが〉 «…について /…を求めて /…するように » 〈人など〉に (初めて )頼む, 話をもちかける, 接触する «about /for /to do » (!通例進行形にしない ) ▸ He approached me about writing a book .彼が本を書いてみないかと私に話をもちかけてきた ▸ I was approached to write a book .本を書くように打診された ▸ approach a bank for financing 資金調達を銀行に相談する ▸ Tom is difficult to approach .トムは近よりがたい .3 〈人が〉〈出来事時期など〉に近づく, … を迎える ▸ We are approaching the holiday season [end of the year ].休暇シーズン [年の瀬 ]はすぐそこだ .4 〈物事人が〉〈段階状況など〉に到達しようとする, … の域に近づく, …に匹敵する ;〖否定文で〗…には程遠い ▸ Unemployment approaches 50 percent .失業率が50パーセントに達しようとしている 5 〈人が〉〈問題課題など〉に取りかかる, 着手する (tackle ) (!通例様態方法を表す副詞を伴う ) ▸ approach the problem in a positive manner 問題に前向きに取り組む自動詞 1 〈人などが〉近づく , 接近する; 〈出来事時期などが〉近づく, もうすぐやってくる ▸ A bus was approaching from the rear .後方からバスが近づいてきた ▸ as summer approaches 夏が近づくにつれ .2 «…に » 迫る, ほぼ等しい ; «…の » 域に達する «to » .3 〘ゴルフ〙アプローチする .名詞複～es /-ɪz /1 C 【問題研究などへの】取り組み (方 ), 手法 , 研究方法, アプローチ «to » ▸ new approaches to cancer therapy 癌（がん）治療の新しい取り組み ▸ take [use, try ] a different approach to answering the question その質問に答えるために別の手法を取る [使う, 試みる ]2 U 〖具体例ではan ～〗 «…へ » 近づくこと , «…への » 接近 «to » ▸ feel the approach of winter 冬の訪れを感じる .3 C 【場所へ】近づく [通じる ]道, 入口, 進入路 «to » ▸ the best approach to the town 町へ行く一番の道 4 C «…からの /…への » 依頼, 打診, 申し出 «from /to » ▸ make an approach 依頼する 5 C 〘ゴルフ〙アプローチ (approach shot ).

approachable

ap pr ó ach a ble 形容詞 1 〈人が〉話しやすい ; 気さくな, つき合いやすい (friendly ); 〈考え作品などが〉親しみやすい .2 〈場所が〉接近できる ; 行きやすい .

approaching

ap pr ó ach ing 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗近づいている, やってくる〈乗り物人事など〉.