approach
app
ˈəp
ēp
roach
roƊƧ
rowch
/ɐpɹˈə‍ʊt‍ʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "approach"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāϏāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ•āĻŸā§‡ āφāϏāĻž

to go close or closer to something or someone
Intransitive
Transitive: to approach a place
to approach definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat approached cautiously, curious about the new visitor.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϞ, āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧂āĻšāϞ⧀āĨ¤
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āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to initiate contact or communication with someone typically to present a proposal, suggestion, or request
Transitive: to approach sb
to approach definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team leader gathered the courage to approach the CEO with a bold idea for company innovation.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋

to come near a specific degree, amount, size, etc.
Transitive: to approach a level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's revenue is projected to approach the million-dollar mark by the end of the fiscal year.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āφāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ-āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

to draw near or come close in terms of time or arrival
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The deadline for submitting the project is approaching, so it's crucial to finalize all the details.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§āϟ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāχ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to begin to tackle or deal with a problem, issue, etc. in a particular way
Transitive: to approach a problem
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company chose to approach the market challenges by introducing innovative products and enhancing customer service.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ, āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ

a way of doing something or dealing with a problem
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need a new approach to solve this technical issue.
āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
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the action of moving closer to something in space

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat crouched before its approach to the bird.
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ—āĻŽāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ

a path, route, or method of entering or exiting a place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The airport 's new runway provides an additional approach for planes.
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a short golf shot intended to land the ball on the putting green

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the process of becoming nearer in time

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a method or suggestion used to see how others will respond

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team discussed several approaches before deciding.
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϚ, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϚ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

the part during an aircraft's flight when it is about to land
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Air traffic control guided the plane on its final approach.
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ—āĻŽāύ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ—āĻŽāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž

the part of a bowling lane where a player walks before releasing the ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bowler slipped on the approach, causing a foul.
āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻžāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϚ-āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻĒāĻĨ

the path or route leading to a place or destination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hikers paused to admire the breathtaking views from the rocky approach to the summit.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧāĻ•āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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