meaning of approaches
1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
3. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
4. 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.
5. To take approaches to.
6. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
7. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
8. Movements to gain favor; advances.
9. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
10. The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
11. See Approaching.
12. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunters approach scattered the
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Related Words
approach | approach path | approach pattern | approach shot | approach trench | approachability | approachable | approachableness | approached | approacher | approaching | approachless | approachment |
