approach

Definition

  • n. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
  • n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
  • n. the event of one object coming closer to another
  • n. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

Word forms

Past tense
approached
Present participle
approaching
Past participle
approached
Third person singular
approaches

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The approach to the school is lined with beautiful trees.

  2. vt.

    She decided to approach her manager about the possibility of a promotion.

  3. vi.

    As the storm approached, the sky turned dark and windy.