Search results for 'approach':

approach verb (approaches, approached, approaching) 1 tr & intr to come near or nearer in space, time, quality, character, state, etc • It's approaching one o'clock • Few can approach her beautiful singing voice. 2 to begin to deal with, think about, etc (a problem, subject, etc) • They approached the project from an entirely new angle. 3 to contact someone, especially when wanting to suggest, propose, sell, etc something, especially something illegal or underhand • was approached by a drug dealer. noun 1 the act of coming near. 2 a way to, or means of reaching, a place. 3 a request for help, support, etc; a suggestion or proposal. 4 a way of considering or dealing with a problem, etc • a new approach. 5 the course that an aircraft follows as it comes in to land. 6 golf the shot that is played onto the putting green. make approaches to someone to suggest something underhand to them or to try to influence them to do something underhand.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin appropiare to draw near.