Dictionary Entry
approach
approach is a 8-letter English word with 25 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 25 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
- 2intransitive verb
To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
- 3transitive verb
To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
- 4transitive verb
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.
- 5transitive verb
To take approaches to.
- 6intransitive verb
The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
- 7intransitive verb
A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
- 8intransitive verb
Movements to gain favor; advances.
- 9intransitive verb
A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
- 10intransitive verb
The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
- 11intransitive verb
See Approaching.
- 12noun
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
Synonyms
- 13noun
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
"he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
- 14noun
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
"his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
"an attack on inflation"
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- 15noun
a way of entering or leaving
"he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
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- 16noun
a close approximation
"the nearest approach to genius"
- 17noun
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
"the approach of winter"
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- 18noun
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"
- 19noun
the event of one object coming closer to another
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- 20noun
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- 21verb
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
- 22verb
come near in time
"Winter is approaching"
"approaching old age"
- 23verb
move towards
"We were approaching our destination"
"They are drawing near"
Synonyms
- 24verb
begin to deal with
"approach a task"
"go about a difficult problem"
- 25verb
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
"This borders on discrimination!"
"His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
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