Approach Definition
ə-prōch
approached, approaches, approaching
verb
approached, approaches, approaching
To come near or nearer, as in space or time.
Spring approaches.
American Heritage
To come closer or draw nearer.
Webster's New World
To come near or nearer to.
Webster's New World
To make an approach, as in golf.
American Heritage
To be like or similar to; approximate.
Webster's New World
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noun
approaches
The act of approaching.
The approach of night.
American Heritage
A coming closer or drawing nearer.
Webster's New World
A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.
American Heritage
An approximation or similarity.
Webster's New World
A way or means of reaching something; an access.
An approach to the bridge.
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Origin of Approach
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Middle English approchen from Old French aprochier from Late Latin appropiāre Latin ad- ad- Latin propius nearer comparative of prope near per1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English approchen, aprochen, Old French aprochier, Late Latin appropiare, from Latin ad + propiare (“to draw near”), from prope (“near”).
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