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approach
  1. (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
  3. (transitive) To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
  4. To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
  5. To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
  6. (transitive, military) To take approaches to.
  7. To bring near; to cause to draw near.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. advance, come, near, close, come closer, converge, draw close, draw closer, draw near, draw nearer, loom, appear, arrive, come close, come near, come nearer, come up, draw on, edge near, edge nearer, go close, go closer, go near, go nearer, go towards, loom up, move near, move nearer, nigh, roll up, verge, belly up, catch up, close in, creep up, show up, sneak up, turn up, waltz up, push forward, gain on, close in on, move towards, get nearer to, draw nearer to, reach, draw, draw nigh, edge, bear down on … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “His faithful pet dog would approach whenever its name was called.”
      “By sunset, the Vikings would approach the village, ready to raid and pillage.”
      “The world's population will approach ten billion within several decades.”
approaching
  1. present participle of approach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, arriving, reaching, coming, making it, turning up, appearing, entering, coming along, materializing, showing up, coming up, showing, presenting oneself, rolling in, coming on the scene, dropping in, making an appearance, popping in, putting in an appearance, rolling up, blowing in, bobbing up, checking in, clocking in, materialising, popping up, showing one's face … more
approaches
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. advances, comes, nears, closes, comes closer, converges, draws close, draws closer, draws near, draws nearer, looms, appears, arrives, comes close, comes near, comes nearer, comes up, draws on, edges near, edges nearer, goes close, goes closer, goes near, goes nearer, goes towards, looms up, moves near, moves nearer, nighs, rolls up, verges, bellies up, catches up, closes in, creeps up, shows up, sneaks up, turns up, waltzes up, pushes forward, reaches, closes in on, bears down on, borders, converges on, moves in on, surrounds, verges on, verges upon … more
approacheth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
  2. Examples:
      3. “Who will inherit the mantle of such seasonal finery as the apocalypse approacheth?”
      “Horsemen approacheth, wanting to know what's up.”
      “If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest to spirituality.”
approachest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of approach
approacht
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of approach
approached
  1. simple past tense and past participle of approach
  2. Synonyms:
      3. advanced, came, come, comen, neared, closed, came closer, come closer, converged, drew close, drawn close, drew closer, drawn closer, drew near, drawn near, drew nearer, drawn nearer, loomed, appeared, arrived, came close, come close, came near, come near, came nearer, come nearer, came up, come up, drew on, drawn on, edged near, edged nearer, went close, gone close, went closer, gone closer, went near, gone near, went nearer, gone nearer, went towards, gone towards, loomed up, moved near, moved nearer, nighed, rolled up, verged, bellied up, caught up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I lowered my pack to the floor and gave her a weary smile as she slowed down to a walk, staring as she approached.”
      “The previous morning while we drove through a dust-ridden wallow, we had approached a Maasai Warrior walking barefoot through the grasslands.”
      “Her tail began to wag as he approached, and he cautiously dropped onto one knee before reaching to untangle her leash.”
approachen
  1. (obsolete) plural simple present form of approach
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