Approach - Definition

n 1: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or
situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a
list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan
of attack was misguided" [syn: approach, attack, plan
of attack]
2: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the
hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach,
approaching, coming]
3: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the
access to the bridge" [syn: access, approach]
4: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn:
approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope]
5: the event of one object coming closer to another [syn:
approach, approaching]
6: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of
others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture,
advance, approach, feeler]
7: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the
approach of winter" [syn: approach, approaching,
coming]
8: a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
9: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto
the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled
over the green" [syn: approach, approach shot]
v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: approach, near, come on, go up, draw near,
draw close, come near]
2: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or
character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing
approaches that of Horowitz" [syn: border on, approach]
3: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult
problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: set about, go
about, approach]
4: come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old
age" [syn: approach, come near]
5: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or
suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as
his adviser in foreign matters"