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ap·proach
(ə-prōch′)v. ap·proached, ap·proach·ing, ap·proach·es
v.intr.
1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring approaches.
2. Sports To make an approach, as in golf.
v.tr.
1. To come or go near or nearer to: approached the tunnel.
2. To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate: The performance approaches perfection.
3. To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view: approached the administration for a raise.
4. To begin to deal with or work on: approached the task with dread; approached the issue from a historical perspective.
n.
1. The act of approaching: the approach of night.
2. A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.
3. A way or means of reaching something; an access: an approach to the bridge.
4. The method used in dealing with or accomplishing: a logical approach to the problem.
5. An advance or overture made by one person to another.
6. Sports
a. The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.
b. The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.
c. The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.
[Middle English approchen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin propius, nearer, comparative of prope, near; see per in Indo-European roots.]
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approach
(əˈprəʊtʃ)vb
1. to come nearer in position, time, quality, character, etc, to (someone or something)
2. (tr) to make advances to, as with a proposal, suggestion, etc
3. (tr) to begin to deal with: to approach a problem.
4. (tr) rare to cause to come near
n
5. the act of coming towards or drawing close or closer
6. a close approximation
7. the way or means of entering or leaving; access
8. (often plural) an advance or overture to a person
9. a means adopted in tackling a problem, job of work, etc
10. (Aeronautics) Also called: approach path the course followed by an aircraft preparing for landing
[C14: from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre to draw near, from Latin prope near]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ap•proach
(əˈproʊtʃ)v.t.
1. to come nearer to: The car approached the curb.
2. to come within range for comparison: As a poet he can't approach Keats.
3. to make contact with: approached the company with an offer.
4. to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem.
v.i. 5. to come nearer: A storm approaches.
n. 6. an act or instance of approaching.
7. close approximation; nearness: a fair approach to accuracy.
8. a means of access: the approaches to a city.
9. the method used or steps taken in setting about a task.
10. the course to be followed by an aircraft in making a landing.
[1275–1325; < Anglo-French, Old French a(p)rocher < Late Latin adpropiāre= ad- + propius nearer]
ap•proach′er, n.
ap•proach′less, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
approach
If you approach something, you get nearer to it.
He approached the front door.
...Nancy heard footsteps approaching the galley.
Be Careful!
Approach is not followed by 'to'. You do not say, for example, 'He approached to the front door'.
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approach
Past participle: approached
Gerund: approaching
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| Noun | 1. |  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"; "his plan of attack was misguided"conceptualization, formulation, conceptualisation - inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" |
| 2. |  approach - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building" closure, closing - approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed | |
| 3. |  approach - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out" | |
| 4. |  approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landingair lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" | |
| 5. |  approach - the event of one object coming closer to another | |
| 6. |  approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" | |
| 7. |  approach - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"timing - the time when something happens | |
| 8. | approach - a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius" similarity - the quality of being similar | |
| 9. |  approach - 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"golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it pitch shot, pitch - a high approach shot in golf | |
| Verb | 1. |  approach - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" drive up - approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" |
| 2. | approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" approximate, come close - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit | |
| 3. | approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" | |
| 4. |  approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" get on - grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!" | |
| 5. |  approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"hit - pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" |
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approach
verb
1. move towards, come to, reach, near, advance, catch up, meet, come close, gain on, converge on, come near, push forward, draw near, creep up on When I approached they fell silent.
2. make a proposal to, speak to, apply to, appeal to, proposition, solicit, sound out, make overtures to, make advances to, broach the matter with When he approached me about the job, my first reaction was disbelief.
3. set about, tackle, undertake, embark on, get down to, launch into, begin work on, commence on, make a start on, enter upon The bank has approached the issue in a practical way.
4. approximate, touch, be like, compare with, resemble, come close to, border on, verge on, be comparable to, come near to They race at speeds approaching 200mph.
noun
1. advance, coming, nearing, appearance, arrival, advent, drawing near At their approach the little boy ran away and hid.
2. access, way, drive, road, passage, entrance, avenue, passageway The path serves as an approach to the boat house.
3. (often plural) proposal, offer, appeal, advance, application, invitation, proposition, overture There had already been approaches from interested buyers.
4. way, means, course, style, attitude, method, technique, manner, procedure, mode, modus operandi We will be exploring different approaches to information-gathering.
5. approximation, likeness, semblance the nearest approach to an apology we have so far heard
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
approach
verb1. To come near in space or time:
near.
Idioms: come close to, draw near to.
2. To come near, as in quality or amount:
3. To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of:
Obsolete: sue.
1. The act or fact of coming near:
2. A method used in dealing with something:
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Translations
إقْتِرابتَوَجُّـه، تَوَدُّد، تَقَرُّبمَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ، طَريقيَقْتَرِبيَقْتَرِبُ
přiblížit sepřístuppříchodpokus
adganganflyvningankomstdet at nærme sighenvendelse
lähestyälähestyminen
pristupiti
közelítmegkörnyékezmegközelítmegközelítésodavezető út
aîkoma, aîkomuleiîkoma, òaî aî e-î nálgastleita til; reyna viînálgast
近づく
접근하다
artėjantisartinimasisbandymas kreiptisbandymas užkalbintipriartėti
griešanāsgrieztiespieejatuvošanāstuvoties
nærme segtilnærmelsetilnærmelsesmåtetilstundelsetilnærme seg
bližati sepribliževanjeprihodpristop
närma (sig)stunda
เข้าใกล้
đến gần
approach
[əˈprəʊtʃ]A. VT
1. (= come near) [+ place] → acercarse a, aproximarse a; [+ person] → abordar, dirigirse a
he approached the house → se acercó or aproximó a la casa
a man approached me in the street → un hombre me abordó en la calle
he approached the house → se acercó or aproximó a la casa
a man approached me in the street → un hombre me abordó en la calle
2. (with request etc) → dirigirse a; (= speak to) → hablar con
have you tried approaching the mayor? → ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?
have you approached your bank manager about the loan? → ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?
he is difficult to approach → no es fácil abordarle
have you tried approaching the mayor? → ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?
have you approached your bank manager about the loan? → ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?
he is difficult to approach → no es fácil abordarle
3. (= tackle) [+ subject, problem, job] → abordar
we must approach the matter with care → tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado
I approach it with an open mind → me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio
it all depends on how we approach it → depende de cómo lo enfoquemos
we must approach the matter with care → tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado
I approach it with an open mind → me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio
it all depends on how we approach it → depende de cómo lo enfoquemos
4. (= approximate to) (in quality) → aproximarse a; (in appearance) → parecerse a
here the colour approaches blue → aquí el color tira a azul
it was approaching midnight → era casi medianoche
the performance approached perfection → la interpretación rayaba en la perfección
he's approaching 50 → se acerca a los 50
no other painter approaches him (fig) → no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar
here the colour approaches blue → aquí el color tira a azul
it was approaching midnight → era casi medianoche
the performance approached perfection → la interpretación rayaba en la perfección
he's approaching 50 → se acerca a los 50
no other painter approaches him (fig) → no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar
B. VI → acercarse
C. N
1. (= act) → acercamiento m, aproximación f
at the approach of the enemy → al acercarse or aproximarse el enemigo
at the approach of Easter → al acercarse la Pascua
at the approach of night → al caer la noche
we observed his approach → lo vimos acercarse
at the approach of the enemy → al acercarse or aproximarse el enemigo
at the approach of Easter → al acercarse la Pascua
at the approach of night → al caer la noche
we observed his approach → lo vimos acercarse
2. (to problem, subject) → enfoque m, planteamiento m
a new approach to maths → un nuevo enfoque or planteamiento sobre las matemáticas
I don't like your approach to this matter → no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión
we must think of a new approach → tenemos que idear otro método
a new approach to maths → un nuevo enfoque or planteamiento sobre las matemáticas
I don't like your approach to this matter → no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión
we must think of a new approach → tenemos que idear otro método
3. (= offer) → oferta f, propuesta f; (= proposal) → proposición f, propuesta f
to make approaches to sb → dirigirse a algn
to make amorous approaches to sb (liter) → requerir de amores a algn
to make approaches to sb → dirigirse a algn
to make amorous approaches to sb (liter) → requerir de amores a algn
4. (= access) → acceso m (to a) (= road) → vía f de acceso, camino m de acceso
approaches → accesos mpl (Mil) → aproches mpl
the northern approaches of the city → los accesos or las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte
approaches → accesos mpl (Mil) → aproches mpl
the northern approaches of the city → los accesos or las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte
5. (Golf) → aproximación f, golpe m de aproximación
D. CPD approach light N (Aer) → baliza f de aproximación
approach road N → vía f de acceso, entrada f
approach shot N (Golf) → golpe m de aproximación
approach road N → vía f de acceso, entrada f
approach shot N (Golf) → golpe m de aproximación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
approach
[əˈprəʊtʃ] vi
[person] → s'approcher, approcher
vt
(= come near to) [+ house, door, person, village] → s'approcher de
He approached the house → Il s'est approché de la maison.
He approached the house → Il s'est approché de la maison.
[+ event] → s'approcher de
(= contact) → s'adresser à; [company] → contacter
to approach sb about sth → aller (or venir) voir qn pour qch
to approach sb about sth → aller (or venir) voir qn pour qch
n
[person, vehicle, plane, train] → approche f
[season, summer, winter, event] → approche f
(access route) → accès m
approach to sth (= access, path) → accès de qch
The path serves as an approach to the house → Le chemin sert d'accès à la maison.
Troops secured the approaches to the city
BUT Les troupes ont protégé les abords de la ville.
approach to sth (= access, path) → accès de qch
The path serves as an approach to the house → Le chemin sert d'accès à la maison.
Troops secured the approaches to the city
BUT Les troupes ont protégé les abords de la ville.
(= way of dealing with sth) (to problem, issue) → approche f
his approach to the problem → son approche du problème
his approach to the problem → son approche du problème
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approach
vt
(= come near) → sich nähern (+dat); (Aviat) → anfliegen; (in figures, temperature, time) → zugehen auf (+acc), → sich nähern (+dat); (in quality, stature) → herankommen an (+acc); (fig) → heranreichen an (+acc); to approach thirty → auf die dreißig zugehen; to approach adolescence/manhood → ins Pubertätsalter/Mannesalter kommen; the train is now approaching platform 3 → der Zug hat Einfahrt auf Gleis 3; something approaching a festive atmosphere → eine annähernd festliche Stimmung
(= make an approach to) person, committee, organization → herantreten an (+acc) → (about wegen), angehen (about um), ansprechen (→ about wegen, auf +acc → hin); I haven’t approached him yet → ich habe ihn daraufhin noch nicht angesprochen, ich bin damit noch nicht an ihn herangetreten; he is easy/difficult to approach → er ist leicht/nicht leicht ansprechbar
n
(= drawing near) → (Heran)nahen nt; (of troops) → Heranrücken nt; (of night) → Einbruch m; (Aviat) → Anflug m (→ to an +acc); at the approach of Easter → als das Osterfest nahte/wenn das Osterfest naht
(to person, committee, organization) → Herantreten nt; to make approaches/an approach to somebody (with request) → an jdn herantreten; (man to woman) → Annäherungsversuche machen
(= way of tackling, attitude) → Ansatz m → (to zu); a positive approach to mathematics/teaching → eine positive Einstellung zu Mathematik/zum Unterrichten; his approach to the problem → seine Art or Methode, an das Problem heranzugehen, sein Problemansatz m; you’ve chosen the wrong approach → du gehst die Sache falsch an; try a different approach → versuchs doch mal anders; new approaches in psychology → neue Ansätze in der Psychologie
approach
:approach lights
pl (Aviat) → Lichter pl → der Einflugschneise
approach path
n (Aviat) → Einflugschneise f
approach road
n (to city etc) → Zufahrtsstraße f; (to motorway) → (Autobahn)zubringer m; (= slip road) → Auf- or Einfahrt f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
approach
[əˈprəʊtʃ]1. vt
a. (come near, person) → avvicinarsi a, avvicinare; (animal) → avvicinarsi a; (place) → stare per arrivare a, avvicinarsi a (fig) (subject, problem, job) → impostare, affrontare
I approached it with an open mind → ho considerato la cosa senza pregiudizi
he's approaching 50 → si avvicina ai 50, va per i 50
no other painter approaches him (fig) → nessun altro pittore lo uguaglia
I approached it with an open mind → ho considerato la cosa senza pregiudizi
he's approaching 50 → si avvicina ai 50, va per i 50
no other painter approaches him (fig) → nessun altro pittore lo uguaglia
b. (with request) to approach sb about sth → rivolgersi a qn per qc
3. n
b. (to problem, subject) → modo di affrontare, approccio
a new approach to maths → un nuovo approccio alla matematica
a new approach to maths → un nuovo approccio alla matematica
4. adj → di avvicinamento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
approach
(əˈprəutʃ) verb to come near (to). The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.
noun1. the act of coming near. The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.
2. a road, path etc leading to a place. All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.
3. an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc. They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.
apˈproachable adjective1. friendly.
2. that can be reached. The village is not approachable by road.
apˈproaching adjectivethe approaching dawn.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
approach
→ يَقْتَرِبُ přiblížit se tilgang nähern (sich) πλησιάζω aproximarse lähestyä approcher pristupiti avvicinarsi 近づく 접근하다 naderen nærme (seg) zbliżyć się aproximar-se приближаться närma (sig) เข้าใกล้ yaklaşmak đến gần 接近Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ap·proach
n. [avenue] acceso, entrada; [words] las palabras acertadas; método; [decision] las medidas necesarias;
vr. acercarse, aproximarse;
vt. abordar; acercarse-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
approach
n abordaje m; surgical — abordaje quirúrgicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.