Meaning

11 senses
  1. (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

  2. (intransitive)To play an approach shot.

  3. (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

  4. (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.

  5. (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

  6. (transitive)To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.

  7. (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.

  8. (transitive)To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).

  9. (transitive)To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.

  10. (transitive)To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.

    sich nähern

    move towards

  11. (archaic, euphemistic, transitive)To have sexual intercourse with (someone).

Examples

1056 sentences
  1. Let's try another approach to the matter.

    Давай спробуємо по-іншому підійти до цієї справи.

    deProbieren wir eine andere Herangehensweise an die Angelegenheit!

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  2. We need to try a new approach.

    Нам потрібно спробувати інший підхід.

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  3. I suggest a different approach.

    Я пропоную інший підхід.

    ruЯ предлагаю другой подход.

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  4. This is a new approach.

    Це новий підхід.

    ruЭто новый подход.

    deDas ist ein neuer Ansatz.

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  5. 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.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
1. (intransitive) to come or go near, in place or time:
Русский
By meaning 1
1. (intransitive) to come or go near, in place or time:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
1. (intransitive) to come or go near, in place or time:
5. (transitive, also figuratively) to move toward:

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 formapproach · to approach
3rd person singularapproaches
Present participleapproaching
Past simpleapproached
Past participleapproached

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyapproach
he, she, itapproaches

Past simpleLesson

all personsapproached

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave approached
he, she, ithas approached

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill approach

Synonyms

119 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • approaching approaching
  • is approaching approaching
  • a different approach
  • different approach
  • a new approach
  • typhoon is approaching
  • new approach

See also

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