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1.nounThe act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
2.nounAn access, or opportunity of drawing near.
3.noun(in plural) Movements to gain favor; advances.
4.nounA way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
5.nounA manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made."1991, Carol Lee Johnston, Jeanne Lazaris, Plane Trigonometry, A New Approach."
6.noun(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.
7.nounAn approach shot.
8.nounThe way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
9.nounThe area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
10.verbTo come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
11.verbTo draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate."as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman."
12.verbTo come near to in place, time, character or value; to draw nearer to.""Would counsel please approach the bench?" asked the judge."
13.verbTo make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
14.verbTo speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
15.verbTo take approaches to.
16.verbTo bring near; to cause to draw near.