1a way of dealing with a situation or problem:we need a whole new approach to the job
2an initial proposal or request made to someone:the landowner made an approach to the developer
(approaches) dated behaviour intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone:feminine resistance to his approaches
3 [in singular] the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time:the approach of winter
(approach to) an approximation to something:the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy
the part of an aircraft’s flight in which it descends gradually towards an airfield or runway for landing:I used to trim the plane back to about 50 mph for the final approach
(usually approaches) a road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place:the northern approaches to London
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Universal
1come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time:the train approached the main line [no object]:winter was approaching (as adjective approaching)an approaching car
come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity:the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade
archaic bring nearer:all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion
2speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request:the department had been approached about funding
3start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way:one must approach the matter with caution
