Meaning of approach | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
   also, figuratively
2. To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh
3. focus (action and effect of focusing)
4. An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
5. to come near (to). The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching. naderkom يَقْتَرِب доближавам aproximar-se přiblížit se (k) sich nähern nærme sig πλησιάζωacercarse, aproximarse lähenema نزدیک شدن lähestyä approcher לְהִתְקָרֵב पास आना bližiti se (meg)közelít; közeledik mendekati nálgast avvicinarsi 近づく 다가오다 prisiartinti, priartėti tuvoties; griezties (pie) hampir naderennærme seg zwracać/zbliżać się do نږدی کیدل aproximar-se a (se) apropia (de) приближаться ...
6. To play an approach shot
7. An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
   also, figuratively
8. the approaching dawn. naderend مُقْتَرِب наближаващ próximo blížící se, nadcházející herannahend kommende; forestående ερχόμενος que se acerca/aproxima lähenev نزدیک saapuva qui (s')approche התקרבות निकट आता koji se bliži a közeli makin mendekat aðvífandi, komandi (che si avvicina) 近づいている (시간이) 임박한 artėjantis tuvojošamies menghampiri naderendkommende, foreståendenadchodzący نږدی próximo care se apropie приближающийся blížiaci sa, nadchádzajúci bližajoč se koji se približava annalkande, stunda...
9. Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal
10. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
11. A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
    also, figuratively
12. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring approaches.
13. Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place)
14. third-person singular imperative
15. A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
    figuratively
16. Sports To make an approach, as in golf.
    Sports
17. To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to
18. To come or go near or nearer to: approached the tunnel.
19. An opportunity of drawing near; access.
    archaic
20. To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate: The performance approaches perfection.
21. The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
    also, attributive
22. To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view: approached the administration for a raise.
23. A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
    also, attributive
24. To begin to deal with or work on: approached the task with dread; approached the issue from a historical perspective.
25. The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
26. The act of approaching: the approach of night.
27. Ellipsis of approach shot.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
28. A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.

Equivalents

Examples

“Ah, what a ſigne it is of euill life, Where death's approach is ſeene ſo terrible.”

“Nauar had notice of your faire approch. And he and his compettitours in oth, Were all addreſt to meete you gentle Lady Before I came: […]”

“Theſe Things, and the Approach of Night, called us off, or elſe, as Friday would have had us, we ſhould certainly have taken the Skin of this monſtrous Creature off, which was worth ſaving; but we had near three Leagues to go, and our Guide haſten'd us; ſo we left him, and went forward on our Journey.”

“She comes! the Cloud-compelling pow'r, behold! With night primæval, and with Chaos old. […] Thus at her felt approach, and ſecret might, Art after Art goes out, and all is Night.”

“The approach of summer, says our Lord, is not more surely indicated by the first appearances of spring, than the final destruction of the wicked by the beginnings of vengeance on this impenitent people.”

“"A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!" cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge's nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation he had of his approach.”

“There is quite a concert of noises: the great bull-dog, chained against the stables, is thrown into furious exasperation by the unwary approach of a cock too near the mouth of his kennel, and sends forth a thundering bark, which is answered by two fox-hounds shut up in the opposite cow-house; […]”

“The canine, judging from the figures published by M. [Édouard] Lartet, seems to be less developed than in the male chimpanzees, gorillas and orang. In which character the fossil, if it belonged to a male, makes a nearer approach to the human type; but it is one which many of the inferior monkeys also exhibit, and is by no means to be trusted as significant of true affinity, supposing even the sex of the fossil to be known as being male.”

“Where are my lines then? my approaches? views? Where are my window-ſongs?”

“[…] he ſaw As of the ſun or moon illuming clear The palace of Phæacia's mighty King. […] Maſtiffs, in gold and ſilver, lined the approach On either ſide, by art celeſtial framed Of Vulcan, guardian of Alcinoüs gate For ever, unobnoxious to decay.”

“It was, therefore, natural to expect that the main attack would come from the north along the railroad, and from the east, where the approach from the Transvaal boundary, which is there marked by the Buffalo River, is over a country much more practicable than the western mountain range.”

“Our proposed definitional approach to the data processing-communications dilemma evoked considerable discussion. There is uniform disagreement and confusion as to the regulatory implications of the proposed definitional terms.”

“Its [the United States Environmental Protection Agency's] initial approach to controlling the amount of lead in the ambient air was to limit lead emissions from automobiles by restricting the amount of lead in gasoline.”

“The functional approach [to separation of powers issues] emphasizes the core functions of each branch and asks whether the challenged action threatens the essential attributes of the legislative, executive, or judicial function or functions. Under this approach, there is considerable flexibility in the moving branch, usually Congress acting to make structural or institutional change, if there is little significant risk of impairment of a core function or in the case of such a risk if there is a compelling reason for the action.”

“Honour hath three Things in it: The Vantage Ground to doe Good: The approach to Kings and principall Persons: And the Raiſing of a Mans owne Fortunes.”

“The Learned met with free Approach, Although they came not in a Coach.”

“Now, rais'd again from low approach, She [a pin] viſits in the doctor's coach; Here, there, by various fortune toſt, At laſt in Greſham hall was loſt.”

“Nor, though placed amongst a ruthless crew and every hour passed by ruthless hands, and through the livelong nights shrouded with thick darkness which might cover any pilfering approach, nevertheless every sunrise found the doubloon where the sunset left it last.”

“Most small airplanes maintain a speed well in excess of 1.3 times V_(SO) on an instrument approach. An airplane with a stall speed of 50 knots (V_(SO)) has a normal approach speed of 65 knots.”

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

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