Approach Definition

ə-prōch

approached, approaches, approaching

verb

approached, approaches, approaching

To come near or nearer, as in space or time.

Spring approaches.

American Heritage

To come closer or draw nearer.

Webster's New World

To come near or nearer to.

Webster's New World

To make an approach, as in golf.

American Heritage

To be like or similar to; approximate.

Webster's New World

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noun

approaches

The act of approaching.

The approach of night.

American Heritage

A coming closer or drawing nearer.

Webster's New World

A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.

American Heritage

An approximation or similarity.

Webster's New World

A way or means of reaching something; an access.

An approach to the bridge.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Approach

Singular:

approach

Plural:

Middle English approchen from Old French aprochier from Late Latin appropiāre Latin ad- ad- Latin propius nearer comparative of prope near per¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English approchen, aprochen, Old French aprochier, Late Latin appropiare, from Latin ad + propiare (“to draw near”), from prope (“near”).

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