Meaning of approach in English - Cambridge Dictionary

to come nearer to something or someone: [ I ] We could see the train approaching from a distance. ... If you approach someone, you meet or ... MeaningofapproachinEnglish approachverbuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈprəʊtʃ/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈproʊtʃ/ approachverb (COMENEAR) B1[IorT]tocomenearornearertosomethingorsomeoneinspace,time,quality,oramount:Wecouldjustseethetrainapproachinginthedistance.Ifyoulookoutofthewindowontheleft,you'llseethatwe'renowapproachingtheEiffelTower.Iseeit'sapproachinglunchtime,solet'stakeabreak.Inmyopinion,noothercomposersevenbegintoapproach(=comenearinqualityto)Mozart.Thetotalamountraisedsofarisapproaching(=almost)$1,000.He'sveryactiveforamanapproaching80(=whoisalmost80yearsold). tocomecloserinspaceortimeapproachAstrangerapproachedandaskedtohaveherpicturetakenwithhim.come/getcloserTheswarmofbeeswascomingcloserandcloser.come/getnearerAsshecamenearerthebuildingthemovementofthecrowdbecameslower.drawcloser/nearerTheholidaysaredrawingcloser.comeupAstrangercameuptomeandshookmyhand.walk,go,etc.upIwentuptohimandaskedhimwhohewas. Seemoreresults» Slowdownasyouapproachthecorner.Undernocircumstancesshouldyouapproachtheman.Thetrafficlightsturnedgreenasweapproachedthejunction.Withexamsapproaching,it'sagoodideatoreviewyourclassnotes.Sportsteachingatthecollegedoesn'tevenapproachtherequiredstandard. Closenessindistanceandtime afew/coupleofstepsidiom ahair'sbreadthidiom astone'sthrowidiom about anywhere anywherenearidiom approachable around float floataround hail handtohandidiom hardby propinquity proximity roof roundthecorneridiom shout spit step Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Advancingandmovingforward   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. approachverb (DEALWITH) B2[T]todealwithsomething:I'mnotsurehowtoapproachtheproblem. Wereallyoughttoapproachtheprobleminamorescientificmanner.Heapproachedthetaskinaverymatureandsystematicway.It'sdifficulttoknowhowtoapproachsuchacomplexsituation.Thenewbossapproachesstaffdisciplinemuchmorestrictly.Mytwochildrenhaveverydifferentwaysofapproachingthings. Dealingwiththingsorpeople attendtosomeone/something bealloveritidiom beardthelion(inhis/herden)idiom bed come/gettogripswithsomethingidiom cut grip haveitoutwithsomeoneidiom hold holdonidiom I/I'vegotthisidiom ill-prepared jump-start square tendtosomeone/something tough toughsomethingout turntosomeone/something unprocessed weather Seemoreresults» approachverb (COMMUNICATE) [T]tospeakto,writeto,orvisitsomeoneinordertodosomethingsuchasmakearequestorbusinessagreement:We'vejustapproachedthebankfor/aboutaloan.She'sbeenapproachedbyamodellingagency. Thewholesystemwascorrupt-everyofficialsheapproachedwantedmoneybeforehelpingher.Becarefulhowyouapproachher-she'sverytemperamental.PJHCorporationsaidithadbeenapproachedbytwopossiblesuitorswhohadsubmittedbidstobuythecompany.Atfirst,theyrefusedtosigntheagreement,buttheycavedinwhentheyheardanotherfirmwasbeingapproached.HewasinasnitthismorningandIdidn'tdareapproachhim. Suggestions&proposals about bouncesomethingoffsomeone can't comeupwithsomething counterpose drop ifyoutakemymeaningidiom imply makenoisesidiom maybe move mover nomination onthetableidiom proposition putsomeonetosomethingidiom putsomethingup resubmission resubmit thought Seemoreresults» approachnounuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈprəʊtʃ/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈproʊtʃ/ approachnoun (DEALINGWITH) B2[C]awayofconsideringordoingsomething:Sinceourresearchsofarhasnotproducedanyanswerstothisproblem,weneedtoadoptadifferentapproachtoit.I'vejustreadaninterestingbookwhichhasanewapproachtoShakespeare.Michaelisalwaysverylogicalinhisapproach. afeelingoropinionaboutsomethingorsomeoneattitudeHisattitudetowardsauthorityhasoftengothimintotrouble.outlookIwishIcouldshareyourpositiveoutlookonlife.frameofmindIneedtobeintherightframeofmindtotalkaboutthis.approachIt'stimetotryadifferentapproachtotheproblem.viewpointHisviewpointishisownanddoesnotaffecthowIthinkabouttheissue.pointofviewFromastrictlyfinancialpointofviewitlookslikeapositivechange. Seemoreresults» Thepilotwasaskedtoslowhisapproachtotherunway.Violentsquallssignalledtheapproachofthehurricane.Allapproachestothecapitalarenowunderthecontroloftheinsurgents.Westoodandwatchedtheslowapproachofthefuneralprocession.Attheapproachoftheteacher,shequicklyhidhermagazineunderthedesk. Waysofachievingthings actively another avenue bases basis device formula method methodological methodologically methodology mixedmedia procedure strategy styleless stylistic stylistically technique thus vehicle Seemoreresults» approachnoun (COMINGNEAR) B2[CorU]thefactofgettingnearerindistanceortime:Thesirensignalledtheapproachofanambulance.Manykindsofbirdsflysouthattheapproachofwinter.Pleasefastenyourseatbelts,theplaneisnowmakingitsfinalapproach(in)to(=iscomingneartoandpreparingtolandat)Heathrow. aroutethatleadstoaplace:Thereisaverysteepapproachtothehouse.UKWegotstuckinatrafficjamontheapproachroad. theclosest/nearestapproachtosomething themostsimilarthingtosomethingelsethatismentioned:That'sthenearestapproachtoanapologyyou'regoingtogetfromPaula. Seemore Arrivalsanddepartures admission admittance advent arr. arrival bourne connection dep. departure descent destination entrance entry eta going inflow influx invasion misconnect misconnection Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Roads&routesingeneral approachnoun (COMMUNICATION) [C]anactofcommunicatingwithanotherpersonorgroupinordertoaskforsomething:Thehospitalismakingapproachestolocalbusinesses(=askingthemtohelp)intheirbidtoraisemoney.IhearthatEvertonhavemadeanapproachto(=anattempttomakeabusinessarrangementwith)Arsenaltobuyoneoftheirplayers. Communicating&keepingintouch backchannel bell callback callsomeoneup catchup communication communicative communicator drop hear liaison mute picksomeone/somethingup pickupthephoneidiom propagation radiosilence rapporteur reachout(tosomeone) touch transmit Seemoreresults» (DefinitionofapproachfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) approach|AmericanDictionary approachverbus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈproʊtʃ/ approachverb (COMENEAR) [I/T]tocomenearertosomethingorsomeone:[I]Wecouldseethetrainapproachingfromadistance. [I/T]Ifyouapproachsomeone,youmeetorcommunicatedirectlywiththatperson:[T]Weapproachedthebankmanageraboutaloan. approachverb (DEALWITH) [T]todealwithsomething:Weshouldapproachthisproblemlogically.approachnoun[C]us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈproʊtʃ/ approachnounus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈproʊtʃ/ approachnoun (COMINGNEARORSOON) [C/U](ofapersonorobject)theactofcomingneartosomeoneorsomething,or(ofanevent)thestateofbeingabouttohappensoon:[U]Theapproachofwintersendsmanybirdsflyingsouth. approachnoun (DEALINGWITH) [C]awayofdealingwithsomething:Weneedtoadoptadifferentapproachtotheproblem. (DefinitionofapproachfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) approach|BusinessEnglish approachnoun[C]uk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /əˈprəʊtʃ/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio awayofdoingsomething:anapproachtosthTheirpositiveapproachtoabsencemanagementplayedalargepartinhelpingtheorganizationreturntoprofitability.acautious/hands-on/practicalapproachHeisrespectedforhishands-onapproachinrecruitingandatirelessworkethic.management/marketingapproachesTheychangedtheirmarketingapproachestoincludetheprinciplesandpracticesofgreenmarketing. anactofcommunicatingwithanotherpersonorgroupinordertoaskforsomething:Thecompanysaidithasalreadyhadseveralapproachesthat"mayormaynotleadtoanoffer".receiveanapproachHehadreceivedaveryattractivejobapproachtobecomegroupchiefexecutiveofamajorcompany.abid/takeoverapproachHeconfirmedthatthefirmhadreceivedtakeoverapproachesfromrivalinvestmentbanks. (DefinitionofapproachfromtheCambridgeBusinessEnglishDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofapproach approach Constructions:aconstructiongrammarapproachtoargumentstructure. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thescreeningsystempermittedapopulationapproachforquantificationofchangesinseedpopulationthermalbehaviourinrelationtodormancyloss. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thethirdapproachusesplanningeffectsontaskperformancetoinvestigatehowlearnersmonitortheirlanguage. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thisindicatoraimedtovalidateteachers'approachtolessonplanningwhileattemptingtolinkteacherthinkingandadministratorthinkingthroughashareddiscourse. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Attheouteredgesoftheplume,however,theproductionanddestructiontermsrapidlyapproachzeroandadvectionandtransportbalanceeachother. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Assessingbeliefsabouttheneedsofseniorcitizensusingthefocusgroupinterview:aqualitativeapproach. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inobservationalresearchinthegeneralpopulation,however,acontinuumapproachmaybemoreusefulthanuseofaqualitativecut-offpoint. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thisisadetailedandmeticulousstudy,whichcombinessociolinguisticmethodologywithaqualitativepragmaticsapproach. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Weemployamultimethod,quantitative,andqualitativeapproachtotheefforttolinkneighborhoodstructuralconditionswithchildmaltreatmentreports. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Intheepidemiologicalliterature,however,insomniatendstobedefinedusingavarietyofapproaches,rangingfromrigorousdiagnosticalgorithms,tosinglequestionnaireitems. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ourtask-basedapproachispresentedinviewofarigorousmathematically-basedoptimizationformulation,wherecostfunctionscharacterizinghumanperformancemeasuresareimplemented. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thereisacleardemarcationamongsttheapproachesusedtocompareorganicandnon-organicfarming. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Hisapproachtopsychopathologywasscepticalandphilosophical;andhenevercreatedhisownschoolofpsychiatric,letalonepsychopathological,teaching. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thenearerthatthismodelisapproached,themoresuccessfulapurelyquantitativeapproachwillbe,asindrugtrials. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thismoreholisticapproachissupposedlyreflectedintheimportancenowaccordedtosocialandpsychologicalaspectsofthedisablingprocess. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Collocationswithapproach approach Thesearewordsoftenusedincombinationwithapproach.Clickonacollocationtoseemoreexamplesofit. aestheticapproachHedescribesakindofindependent'hereand-now'(whichisinterestingforanaestheticapproachtomediaart). FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus  aggressiveapproachThisaggressiveapproachwasemployedtotreatwhatwasoncethoughttobeadiseasewithaworseprognosisandoutcome. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus  alternateapproachTherefore,weusedanalternateapproachtoexaminetherelationshipsbetweenknownbrainoscillations. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus  Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Seeallcollocationswithapproach Translationsofapproach inChinese(Traditional) 靠近,接近,臨近… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 靠近,接近,临近… Seemore inSpanish acercarse(a),abordar,enfoque… Seemore inPortuguese aproximar-se(a),chegar(a),abordar… Seemore inJapanese inTurkish inFrench inCatalan inArabic inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inKorean inUkrainian inItalian inRussian （距離や時間が）～に近づく,近寄る,～に対処する… Seemore yaklaşım,yaklaşma,birkonudabellibiryaklaşımortayakoyma… Seemore approche[feminine],façon[feminine]d’aborder,arrivée[feminine]… Seemore apropar-se(a),abordar,enfocament… Seemore يَقْتَرِب,يَتعامَلمَعَ,نَهْج… Seemore přiblížitse(k),příchod,přístup… Seemore nærmesig,ankomst,detatnærmesig… Seemore mendekati,kedatangan,jalan… Seemore เข้าใกล้,การเข้าใกล้,เส้นทาง… Seemore đếngần,sựđếngần,lốivào… Seemore podejście,oferta,propozycja… Seemore hampir,menghampiri,jalanmasuk… Seemore sichnähern,dasHerannahen,derZugang… Seemore tilnærming[masculine],angrepsmåte[masculine],ankomst[masculine]… Seemore 다가가다,-을다루다,방법… Seemore наближатися,наближення,підхід… Seemore avvicinarsi(a),affrontare,approccio… Seemore подход,обращение,приближение… Seemore Needatranslator? 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