Definition of Approach

Verb: approach u'prowch

Move towards
- near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
"His playing approaches that of Horowitz";
- border on
Begin to deal with
"approach a task";
- set about, go about
Come near in time
"Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age";
- come 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"

Noun: approach u'prowch

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";
- attack, plan of attack
A way of entering or leaving
"he took a wrong turn on the approach to the bridge";
- access
The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- approach path, glide path, glide slope
The event of one object coming closer to another
- approaching
A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his approaches";
- overture, advance, feeler
The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
"the approach of winter";
- approaching, coming
A close approximation
"the nearest approach to genius"
(golf) 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";
- approach shot

Adjective: approach u'prowch

Close in time; about to occur
"the hunter's approach scattered the geese";
- at hand, close at hand, imminent, impendent, impending, approaching, coming