English

Etymology
From ME. term|approchen|langenm, term|aprochen|langenm, OF. term|approcher|langfro, LL. term|appropriare|langla, from L. term|ad|langla + term|propiare|langla||to draw near, prope near.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/��pr��t�/, SAMPA|/@"pr@UtS?/
audio|en-us-approach.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��t�

Verb
en-verb|approach|es

1. intransitive 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.

1. intransitive To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.

#: as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

1. transitive 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.

1. context|transitive|military To take approaches to.

Translations
trans-top|to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer
Finnish: lähestyä
German: sich nähern (reflexive)
Japanese: ��� (chikazuku)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ز�ک ک���ت�
Polish: zbliża� si�, podchodzi�, przybliża� si�
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Russian: по�оди�� (pod�odít') impf, подой�и (podojtí) pf. i|to walk up or sail up closer to; п�иближа���� (pibližát's'a) impf, п�иблизи���� (priblizít�s�a) pf. i|to get closer
Slovenian: bližati se
Spanish: acercarse
Swedish: stunda
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trans-top|To draw near, in a figurative sense
Finnish: lähestyä
German: sich nähern (reflexive)
Japanese: ��� (chikazuku)
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Norwegian: t-|no|tilnærme seg
Polish:nadci�ga�, nadchodzi�
Russian: п�иближа���� (pibližát's'a) impf, п�иблизи���� (priblizít�s�a) pf.
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trans-top|To come near to in place, time, or character
Finnish: lähestyä
German: sich nähern (reflexive)
Japanese: ��� (chikazuku)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ز�ک ک���ت�
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Norwegian: t-|no|nærme seg
Polish: zbliża� si�, nadci�ga�, nadchodzi�
Russian: по�оди�� (pod�odít') impf, подой�и (podojtí) f|p i|to walk up or sail up closer to; п�иближа���� (pibližát's'a) impf, п�иблизи���� (priblizít�s�a) pf. i|to get closer
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trans-top|To take approaches to
German: sich nähern (reflexive)
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ttbc|Dutch: benaderen

Noun
en-noun|es

1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

#:The approach of summer. —Horsley.
#:A nearer approach to the human type. —Owen.

1. An access, or opportunity of drawing near.

#:The approach to kings and principal persons. —Bacon.

1. context|used only with the plural approaches Movements to gain favor; advances.
2. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. —Macaulay.
3. A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.

#:an approach to gardening

1. context|used only in the plural|fortification The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
2. golf A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.
3. The way a plane lands at an airport.

Translations
trans-top|the act of drawing near
Finnish: lähestyminen
Norwegian: t-|no|tilnærmelse|m (space or figuratively), t-|no|tilstundelse|m (time, archaic)
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Polish: nadej�cie n, podej�cie n, zbliżenie n
Russian: п�иближение (približénije) n
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trans-top|a access, or opportunity of drawing near
Finnish: lähestyminen
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Russian: до���п (dóstup) m
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trans-top|movements to gain favor; advances
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Russian: заиг��вание (zaígryvanije) n
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trans-top|a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access
Norwegian: t-|no|innkjøring|c
Polish: dojazd m, podjazd m
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Russian: под���п (pópstup) m, под�од (pod�ód) m, под�езд (podjézd) m
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trans-top|a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made
Czech: p�ístup m
Finnish: lähestymistapa
Norwegian: t-|no|tilnærmelsesmåte|m
Polish: podej�cie n
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Portuguese: abordagem f
Russian: под�од (pod�ód) m
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trans-top|the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post
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trans-top|in Horticulture
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trans-top|a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green
Finnish: lähestymislyönti
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German: Annäherung
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trans-top|the way a plane lands at an airport
Finnish: lähestyminen
Norwegian: t-|no|innflyging|c
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ttbc|Catalan: aproximació f, apropament m
ttbc|Spanish: aproximación f, acercamiento m

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