approached

Meaning of approached

verb, past tense
  1. come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.
    the train approached the main line
    winter was approaching
  2. speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request.
    the department had been approached about funding
  3. start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way.
    one must approach the matter with caution

Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’).

Information about approached

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of approached

ap-proached

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • approached is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

approached synonyms

Meaning come near to; approach:

near

Meaning an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread:

loom

Meaning stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something:

reach

Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:

detain

Meaning give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone):

greet

Meaning name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them:

address

Meaning make a formal salute to:

salute

Meaning hail falls:

hail

Meaning make a suggestion of sex to (someone), especially in an unsubtle way:

proposition

Meaning ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone:

solicit

Meaning attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will:

buttonhole

Meaning make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task):

tackle

Meaning perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):

begin

Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:

start

Meaning begin:

commence

Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:

undertake

approached antonyms

Meaning go away from:

leave

Words that rhyme with approached

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