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- pronunciation:
proch
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
approaches, approaching, approached |
| definition 1: |
When you approach a thing or person, you come up to them or come very near them.
Be careful when you approach a strange dog.A tourist approached the young man and asked him for directions.The enemy soldiers approached the castle.- synonyms:
- near
- antonyms:
- leave
- similar words:
- arrive, gain, reach
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| definition 2: |
If something is approaching, it is coming closer in time or in space.
Spring is approaching, and the snow is beginning to melt.We could hear the ambulance approaching, and my dad pulled the car over to the side of the road.- synonyms:
- come, near
- antonyms:
- leave
- similar words:
- draw, gain on
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| definition 3: |
When something gets close to or nearly equal to something, we can say it approaches it. If the temperature is approaching one hundred degrees, for example, it means it is getting near one hundred degrees. It is almost equal to one hundred degrees now.
The price used to be just five dollars, but now the price is approaching ten.The time was approaching midnight when Mrs. Gomez heard a knock on her door.- similar words:
- equal, match, rival
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An approach is the act of coming near.
Nicole turned around when she heard her friend's approach.- similar words:
- passage
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| definition 2: |
An approach to a thing or place is a way of getting near or into it.
Every approach to the castle was being watched by guards.The only approach to the cabin is down a narrow path through the tall bushes.- synonyms:
- access, road, way
- similar words:
- course, doorway, ±ð²Ô³Ù°ùÏÐ, entrance, entry, ramp
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| definition 3: |
An approach is a particular way of doing something or thinking about it. Different people often have different approaches to doing the same thing.
The teacher decided to use a different approach in teaching spelling this year.- synonyms:
- manner, means, method, mode, style, way
- similar words:
- course, procedure, technique
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| related words: |
angle, arrival, fashion, mode, path, performance, treat |
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