approach
To come or go near, in place or timeTo come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
» Let's try another approach to the matter.
Probieren wir eine andere Herangehensweise an die Angelegenheit!
Lasst uns eine andere Herangehensweise bei der Sache probieren!
Давай спробуємо по-іншому підійти до цієї справи.
Meaning
11 senses(intransitive)To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
She approached the door cautiously.
We were approached by a stranger asking for directions.
sich nähern
подходи́тьpodxodítʹ, подойти́podojtí, приближа́тьсяpribližátʹsja
підхо́дитиpidxódyty, підійти́pidijtý, наближа́тисяnablyžátysja
come near in time
(intransitive)To play an approach shot.
(ambitransitive, figuratively)Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
sich nähern
приближа́тьсяpribližátʹsja, приблизи́тьсяpriblizítʹsja
наближа́тисяnablyžátysja, набли́зитисяnablýzytysja
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
(intransitive, rare, transitive)Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
As we drove along the driveway, the trees approaching the house seemed more eerie.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
“Would counsel please approach the bench?” asked the judge.
He approached the age of manhood.
sich nähern, sich annähern
подходи́тьpodxodítʹ, подойти́podojtí, приближа́тьсяpribližátʹsja
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
(transitive)To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
(transitive)Used when defining limits, preceded by as: To become arbitrarily close to some value, be it a number, vector or infinity and have an effect on another value.
(transitive)To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
(transitive)To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
(transitive)To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
sich nähern
move towards
(archaic, euphemistic, transitive)To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
Examples
1056 sentencesLet's try another approach to the matter.
Давай спробуємо по-іншому підійти до цієї справи.
deProbieren wir eine andere Herangehensweise an die Angelegenheit!
We need to try a new approach.
Нам потрібно спробувати інший підхід.
I suggest a different approach.
Я пропоную інший підхід.
ruЯ предлагаю другой подход.
This is a new approach.
Це новий підхід.
ruЭто новый подход.
deDas ist ein neuer Ansatz.
The cat slowly approached the mouse.
Кішка поволі наблизилася до миші.
ruКошка медленно приблизилась к мыши.
deDie Katze pirschte sich langsam an die Maus heran.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English aprochen, borrowed from Old French aprochier (modern French approcher)From Middle English aprochen, borrowed from Old French aprochier (modern French approcher), from Late Latin appropiāre, a verb based on Latin prope (“near”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (a variant of *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-kʷe (“suffix forming distributives from interrogatives”)).
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Forms
approaches, approaching, approached, approached| Base form | approach · to approach |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | approaches |
| Present participle | approaching |
| Past simple | approached |
| Past participle | approached |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
119 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Academic vocabulary — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
7 patterns- approaching approaching
- is approaching approaching
- a different approach
- different approach
- a new approach
- typhoon is approaching
- new approach