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APPROACH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of drawing spatially closer to something
Example:
the hunter's approach scattered the geese
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approach"):
access (the act of approaching or entering)
closing; closure (approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap)
landing approach (the approach to a landing field by an airplane)
run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)
Derivation:
approach (move towards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
Example:
he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
Synonyms:
approach; approach shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approach"):
chip; chip shot ((golf) a low running approach shot)
pitch; pitch shot (a high approach shot in golf)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Example:
his plan of attack was misguided
Synonyms:
approach; attack; plan of attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
conceptualisation; conceptualization; formulation (inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approach"):
avenue (a line of approach)
Derivation:
approach (begin to deal with)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A way of entering or leaving
Example:
he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
Synonyms:
access; approach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
way (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approach"):
entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway (something that provides access (to get in or get out))
Sense 5
Meaning:
A close approximation
Example:
the nearest approach to genius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Derivation:
approach (come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Example:
the approach of winter
Synonyms:
approach; approaching; coming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
timing (the time when something happens)
Derivation:
approach (come near in time)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Example:
she rejected his advances
Synonyms:
advance; approach; feeler; overture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
proffer; proposition; suggestion (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection)
Derivation:
approach (make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The event of one object coming closer to another
Synonyms:
approach; approaching
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Derivation:
approach (move towards)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Synonyms:
approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("approach" is a kind of...):
air lane; airway; flight path; skyway (a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another)
Holonyms ("approach" is a part of...):
approach pattern; pattern; traffic pattern (the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they approach ... he / she / it approaches
Past simple: approached
Past participle: approached
-ing form: approaching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Example:
I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "approach" is one way to...):
accost; address; come up to (speak to someone)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "approach"):
hit (pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They approach him to write the letter
Derivation:
approach (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others)
approachable (easy to meet or converse or do business with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come near in time
Example:
approaching old age
Synonyms:
approach; come near
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "approach" is one way to...):
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
Verb group:
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near (move towards)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "approach"):
get on (grow late or (of time) elapse)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
approach (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move towards
Example:
The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Synonyms:
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "approach" is one way to...):
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
"Approach" entails doing...:
advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
Verb group:
approach; come near (come near in time)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "approach"):
drive up (approach while driving)
bear down on; bear down upon (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)
edge in; edge up (push one's way into (a space))
close (draw near)
crowd; push (approach a certain age or speed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue approach
Derivation:
approach (the act of drawing spatially closer to something)
approach (the event of one object coming closer to another)
approachable (easily approached)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Begin to deal with
Example:
approach a new project
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "approach" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "approach"):
confront; face; face up (deal with (something unpleasant) head on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Derivation:
approach (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Example:
His playing approaches that of Horowitz
Synonyms:
approach; border on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "approach" is one way to...):
approximate; come close (be close or similar)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "approach"):
converge (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
approach (a close approximation)
Context examples:
Injectable hydrogels are promising materials for achieving hemostasis in case of internal injuries and bleeding, as these biomaterials can be introduced into a wound site using minimally invasive approaches.
(Injectable Bandage Created, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This novel research could lead to new therapeutic approaches for treating or delaying the progression of neurodegenerative conditions that are currently incurable, if the findings are expanded.
(New Mechanisms Found of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Disorders, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
On Sept. 2, the small body crossed under the ecliptic plane just inside of Mercury's orbit and then made its closest approach to the Sun on Sept. 9.
(Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System, NASA)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet's atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15.
(Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn, NASA)
Now it came to pass that once when they were out hunting, news came that the king’s bride was approaching.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
But to those who are not honest, or who approach him from curiosity, he is most terrible, and few have ever dared ask to see his face.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The little dog retreated under the sofa on my approaching him, and was with great difficulty dislodged by the fire-irons.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The house was approached by gravelled driveways which wound about through wide-spreading lawns and under the interlacing boughs of tall poplars.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Just as I had come to this conclusion I heard a heavy step approaching behind the great door, and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
As we approached it I heard the sharp rattling of a chain, and the sound as of a large animal moving about.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
