Approach

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Intransitive Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Transitive Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Old English approchen , aprochen , Old French approcher , LL. appropriare , from Latin ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ʌˈpɹotʃ/

Intransitive Verb

to approach

1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

   Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2 Sam. xi. 20.

   But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. --Heb. x. 25.

2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

Translations

• Finnish: lähestyä (1)

Transitive Verb

to approach

1. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood.

   He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. --Temple.

2. (Mil.) To take approaches to.

Translations

• Finnish: lähestyä (1)

Noun

approach

1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

   The approach of summer. --Horsley.

   A nearer approach to the human type. --Owen.

2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.

   The approach to kings and principal persons. --Bacon.

3. (used only with the plural approaches) Movements to gain favor; advances.
4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. --Macaulay.
5. A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made. E.g. an approach to gardening.
6. (used only with the plural approaches (Fortification) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
7. (Hort.) See {Approaching}.
8. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.

Translations

• Finnish: lähestyminen (1, 2)