APPROACH
Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3R1O1A1C3H4 = 17
Definition
- verb move towards. — synonyms: near, come_on, go_up, draw_near, draw_close, come_near
- verb come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character. — synonyms: border_on
- verb begin to deal with. — synonyms: set_about, go_about
- verb come near in time. — synonyms: come_near
- verb make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.
- noun ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation. — synonyms: attack, plan_of_attack
- noun the act of drawing spatially closer to something. — synonyms: approaching, coming
- noun a way of entering or leaving. — synonyms: access
- noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing. — synonyms: approach_path, glide_path, glide_slope
- noun the event of one object coming closer to another. — synonyms: approaching
- noun a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. — synonyms: overture, advance, feeler
- noun the temporal property of becoming nearer in time. — synonyms: approaching, coming
- noun a close approximation.
- noun a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green. — synonyms: approach_shot
Examples
- “We were approaching our destination”
- “They are drawing near”
- “The enemy army came nearer and nearer”