approach (
http://definr.com/approach)
n 1: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or
situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up
a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his
plan of attack was misguided" [syn:
attack, {plan of
attack}]
2: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the
hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn:
approaching,
coming]
3: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the
access to the bridge" [syn:
access]
4: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[syn:
approach path,
glide path,
glide slope]
5: the event of one object coming closer to another [syn:
approaching]
6: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of
others; "she rejected his advances" [syn:
overture,
advance,
feeler]
7: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the
approach of winter" [syn:
approaching,
coming]
8: a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
9: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto
the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach
rolled over the green" [syn:
approach shot]
v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and
nearer" [syn:
near,
come on,
go up,
draw near, {draw
close},
come near]
2: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or
character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing
approaches tht of Horowitz" [syn:
border on]
3: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult
problem"; "appraoch a new project" [syn:
set about, {go
about}]
4: metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching";
"approaching old age" [syn:
come near]
5: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or
suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as
his adviser in foreign matters"