approach


Meanings

  • 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"
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something;
    • "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  • a way of entering or leaving;
  • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
  • the event of one object coming closer to another
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;
  • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time;
    • "the approach of winter"
  • a close approximation;
    • "the nearest approach to genius"
  • 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"
  • move towards;
    • "We were approaching our destination"
  • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character;
    • "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
  • begin to deal with;
    • "approach a task"
    • "approach a new project"
  • come near in time;
    • "Winter is approaching"
    • "approaching old age"
  • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion;
    • "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
  • APPROACH v -ED, -ING, -ES to come near or nearer to


Scrabble Score: 17

approach is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

approach is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

approach is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 19

approach is a valid Words With Friends word