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approaches definition

approaches


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approach 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  approach 
 
  Sense  1 
  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  =>  drive  up 
  =>  bear  down  on  bear  down  upon 
  =>  edge  in  edge  up 
  =>  close 
  =>  push  crowd 
 
  Sense  2 
  border  on  approach 
  =>  converge 
 
  Sense  3 
  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  confront,  face  up  face 
 
  Sense  4 
  approach,  come  near 
  =>  get  on 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approach 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  approach 
 
  Sense  1 
  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  =>  drive  up 
  =>  bear  down  on  bear  down  upon 
  =>  edge  in  edge  up 
  =>  close 
  =>  push  crowd 
 
  Sense  2 
  border  on  approach 
  =>  converge 
 
  Sense  3 
  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  undertake,  tackle,  take  on 
 
  Sense  4 
  approach,  come  near 
  =>  get  on 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  approach 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  approach 
 
  Sense  1 
  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  approach 
 
  5  senses  of  approach 
 
  Sense  1 
  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  =>  come  come  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  border  on  approach 
  =>  approximate,  come  close 
 
  Sense  3 
  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  approach,  come  near 
  =>  come  come  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  approach 
  =>  address,  accost,  come  up  to 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  approach 
 
  approach  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  approach 
 
  Sense  1 
  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near 
  =>  come  come  up 
 
  Sense  4 
  approach,  come  near 
  =>  come  come  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  border  on  approach 
  =>  approximate,  come  close 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  approach 
  =>  address,  accost,  come  up  to 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  approach 
  approach 
  approach  path 
  approach  pattern 
  approach  shot 
  approach  trench 
  approachability 
  approaching 
  ground-controlled  approach 
  landing  approach 
 
  Overview  of  noun  approach 
 
  The  noun  approach  has  9  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  approach,  attack,  plan  of  attack  --  (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";  "his  plan  of  attack  was  misguided") 
  2.  (9)  approach,  approaching,  coming  --  (the  act  of  drawing  spatially  closer  to  something  "the  hunter's  approach  scattered  the  geese") 
  3.  (2)  access  approach  --  (a  way  of  entering  or  leaving  "he  took  a  wrong  turn  on  the  access  to  the  bridge") 
  4.  approach  path,  approach,  glide  path,  glide  slope  --  (the  final  path  followed  by  an  aircraft  as  it  is  landing) 
  5.  approach,  approaching  --  (the  event  of  one  object  coming  closer  to  another) 
  6.  overture,  advance,  approach,  feeler  --  (a  tentative  suggestion  designed  to  elicit  the  reactions  of  others  "she  rejected  his  advances") 
  7.  approach,  approaching,  coming  --  (the  temporal  property  of  becoming  nearer  in  time;  "the  approach  of  winter") 
  8.  approach  --  (a  close  approximation;  "the  nearest  approach  to  genius") 
  9.  approach,  approach  shot  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approach 
 
  The  verb  approach  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (46)  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near  --  (move  towards;  "We  were  approaching  our  destination";  "They  are  drawing  near";  "The  enemy  army  came  nearer  and  nearer") 
  2.  (10)  border  on  approach  --  (come  near  or  verge  on  resemble,  come  nearer  in  quality,  or  character;  "This  borders  on  discrimination!";  "His  playing  approaches  tht  of  Horowitz") 
  3.  (6)  set  about  go  about  approach  --  (begin  to  deal  with  "approach  a  task";  "go  about  a  difficult  problem";  "appraoch  a  new  project") 
  4.  (6)  approach,  come  near  --  (metaphorically,  as  in  time;  "Winter  is  approaching";  "approaching  old  age") 
  5.  (6)  approach  --  (make  advances  to  someone  usually  with  a  proposal  or  suggestion;  "I  was  approached  by  the  President  to  serve  as  his  adviser  in  foreign  matters") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  approach 
 
  The  noun  approach  has  9  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  approach,  attack,  plan  of  attack  --  (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";  "his  plan  of  attack  was  misguided") 
  2.  (9)  approach,  approaching,  coming  --  (the  act  of  drawing  spatially  closer  to  something  "the  hunter's  approach  scattered  the  geese") 
  3.  (2)  access  approach  --  (a  way  of  entering  or  leaving  "he  took  a  wrong  turn  on  the  access  to  the  bridge") 
  4.  approach  path,  approach,  glide  path,  glide  slope  --  (the  final  path  followed  by  an  aircraft  as  it  is  landing) 
  5.  approach,  approaching  --  (the  event  of  one  object  coming  closer  to  another) 
  6.  overture,  advance,  approach,  feeler  --  (a  tentative  suggestion  designed  to  elicit  the  reactions  of  others  "she  rejected  his  advances") 
  7.  approach,  approaching,  coming  --  (the  temporal  property  of  becoming  nearer  in  time;  "the  approach  of  winter") 
  8.  approach  --  (a  close  approximation;  "the  nearest  approach  to  genius") 
  9.  approach,  approach  shot  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approach 
 
  The  verb  approach  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (46)  approach,  near  come  on  go  up  draw  near  draw  close  come  near  --  (move  towards;  "We  were  approaching  our  destination";  "They  are  drawing  near";  "The  enemy  army  came  nearer  and  nearer") 
  2.  (10)  border  on  approach  --  (come  near  or  verge  on  resemble,  come  nearer  in  quality,  or  character;  "This  borders  on  discrimination!";  "His  playing  approaches  tht  of  Horowitz") 
  3.  (6)  set  about  go  about  approach  --  (begin  to  deal  with  "approach  a  task";  "go  about  a  difficult  problem";  "appraoch  a  new  project") 
  4.  (6)  approach,  come  near  --  (metaphorically,  as  in  time;  "Winter  is  approaching";  "approaching  old  age") 
  5.  (6)  approach  --  (make  advances  to  someone  usually  with  a  proposal  or  suggestion;  "I  was  approached  by  the  President  to  serve  as  his  adviser  in  foreign  matters") 



approaches definition