Meaning

9 senses

  1. (also, figuratively)An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

    Annäherung

    приближе́ниеpribližénije

    набли́женняnablýžennja

    the act of drawing spatially closer to something

  2. An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.

  3. (also, figuratively)An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

    подъе́здpodʺjézd, по́дступpódstup, подхо́дpodxód

    підхі́дpidxíd

  4. An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

    (also, figuratively)A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.

  5. (figuratively)A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

    Ansatz

    подхо́дpodxód

    підхі́дpidxíd

  6. (also, attributive)The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.

    Anflug

    захо́д на поса́дкуzaxód na posádku, захо́дzaxód

  7. The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.

    (also, attributive)A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.

    We flew the RNAV/GPS A approach to runway 16.

  8. The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

  9. (archaic)An opportunity of drawing near; access.

    Annäherung

    до́ступdóstup

    до́ступdóstup

Examples

1056 sentences

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

    Давай спробуємо по-іншому підійти до цієї справи. — Qermit

    deProbieren wir eine andere Herangehensweise an die Angelegenheit! — Tamy

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  2. We need to try a new approach.

    Нам потрібно спробувати інший підхід. — deniko

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  3. I suggest a different approach.

    Я пропоную інший підхід. — deniko

    ruЯ предлагаю другой подход. — odexed

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  4. This is a new approach.

    Це новий підхід. — deniko

    ruЭто новый подход. — odexed

    deDas ist ein neuer Ansatz. — dinkel_girl

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  5. The cat slowly approached the mouse.

    Кішка поволі наблизилася до миші. — deniko

    ruКошка медленно приблизилась к мыши. — afyodor

    deDie Katze pirschte sich langsam an die Maus heran. — Tamy

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
act of drawing near in place or time:
avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached — see also access:
opportunity of drawing near — see also access:
Русский
By meaning 4
act of drawing near in place or time:
avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached — see also access:
opportunity of drawing near — see also access:
way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of drawing near in place or time:
manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.):
way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport:

Origin

From Middle English approche (“approach, arrival”), from approchen, aprochen (“to come or

From Middle English approche (“approach, arrival”), from approchen, aprochen (“to come or go near, approach; to adjoin, be close by; to enter (someone’s) presence; to be or become involved; to reach (a certain state); to arrive; to befall, happen to; to become similar to, resemble; to be a match for (someone)”); see etymology 1.

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Forms

plural: approaches
Singularapproach
Pluralapproaches

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words
Derivedapproach anxietyapproach-forcingapproach playapproach shoeapproach wedgecold approachcounterapproachfinal approachmissed approachmultiapproachnon-precision approachpurposive approachseagull approachshotgun approachsurveillance approach

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apprenticeC1apprenticeshipC1appriseapproachableapproaching

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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