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approach

Meaning of approach

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

Hyphenation of approach

ap-proach

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 letters.
  • approach is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

approach synonyms

Meaning attack:

attack

Meaning approaching:

approaching, coming

Meaning access:

access

Meaning overture:

overture, advance, feeler

Meaning near:

near

Translation of approach