| Sounds | ahprow'ch | |
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| Rhymes | broach ... stagecoach: 11 rhymes with owch... | |
| Meaning | ideas / ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation. | |
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| Example | "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons" | |
| Synonyms | attack, plan of attack | |
| Narrower | avenue | A line of approach |
| Broader | conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally |
| Spanish | aproximación, ataque, planteamiento | |
| Catalan | aproximació | |
| Verbs | approach | begin to deal with |
| Meaning | The act of drawing spatially closer to something. | |
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| Example | "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" | |
| Synonyms | approaching, coming | |
| Narrower | access | The act of approaching or entering |
| closing, closure | approaching a particular destination | |
| landing approach | The approach to a landing field by an airplane | |
| run-up | The approach run during which an athlete gathers speed | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
| Spanish | acercamiento, aproximación, planteamiento | |
| Catalan | acostament, aproximació, atansament | |
| Verbs | approach | move towards |
| Meaning | A way of entering or leaving. | |
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| Synonym | access | |
| Narrower | entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree | Something that provides access (to get in or get out) |
| Broader | way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
| Spanish | acceso, enfoque, entrada, paso | |
| Catalan | accés, entrada, pas | |
| Meaning | The final / final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing. | |
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| Synonyms | approach path, glide path, glide slope | |
| Part of | traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern | The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport |
| Broader | air lane, flight path, airway, skyway | A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
| Meaning | The event of one object coming closer to another. | |
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| Synonym | approaching | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Verbs | approach | move towards |
| Meaning | A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. | |
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| Synonyms | overture, advance, feeler | |
| Broader | suggestion, proposition, proffer | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
| Spanish | aproximación, tentativa | |
| Catalan | aproximació, temptativa, tempteig | |
| Verbs | approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion |
| Meaning | The temporal property of becoming nearer in time. | |
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| Example | "the approach of winter" | |
| Synonyms | approaching, coming | |
| Broader | timing | The time when something happens |
| Spanish | proximidad | |
| Verbs | approach | come near in time |
| Meaning | A close approximation. | |
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| Example | "the nearest approach to genius" | |
| Broader | similarity | The quality of being similar |
| Spanish | acercamiento | |
| Catalan | acostament | |
| Verbs | approach | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character |
| Meaning | A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green. | |
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| Example | "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" | |
| Synonym | approach shot | |
| Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
| Narrower | chip, chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot |
| pitch, pitch shot | A high approach shot in golf | |
| Broader | golf stroke, golf shot, swing | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| Spanish | golpe de aproximación | |
| Meaning | Move towards. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue approach | |
| Example | "We were approaching our destination" | |
| Synonyms | near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | |
| Entails | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Narrower | bear down on, bear down upon | Sail towards another vessel, of a ship |
| close | draw near | |
| drive up | approach while driving | |
| edge in, edge up | Push one's way into (a space) | |
| push, crowd | approach a certain age or speed | |
| Broader | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| Similar to | approach, come near | come near in time |
| Spanish | abordar, acercarse, acercar, acostar, aproximarse, aproximar, encarar, subir, venir | |
| Catalan | abordar, acostar-se, acostar, apropar-se, aproximar, encarar, venir | |
| Adjectives | approachable | easily approached |
| Nouns | approach | the act of drawing spatially closer to something |
| approach | the event of one object coming closer to another | |
| Meaning | Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" | |
| Synonym | border on | |
| Narrower | converge | approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit |
| Broader | approximate, come close | Be close or similar |
| Spanish | acercarse, rayar | |
| Catalan | acostar-se a, ratllar | |
| Nouns | approach | a close approximation |
| Meaning | Begin to deal with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | set about, go about | |
| Narrower | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | abordar, emprender, encarar | |
| Catalan | abordar, encarar | |
| Nouns | approach | ideas / ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation |
| Meaning | come near in time. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | come near | |
| Narrower | get on | Grow late or (of time) elapse |
| Broader | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| Similar to | approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | Move towards |
| Spanish | venir | |
| Catalan | venir | |
| Nouns | approach | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time |
| Meaning | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They approach him to write the letter | |
| Example | "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" | |
| Narrower | hit | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to |
| Broader | address, accost, come up to | speak to someone |
| Spanish | aproximarse | |
| Adjectives | approachable | easy to meet or converse or do business with |
| Nouns | approach | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |
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