approach

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”

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

a way of entering or leaving

“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”

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

“she rejected his advances”

move towards

“We were approaching our destination”

“They are drawing near”

“The enemy army came nearer and nearer”

“Sam and Sue approach”

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

“This borders on discrimination!”

“His playing approaches that of Horowitz”

begin to deal with

“approach a task”

“go about a difficult problem”

“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”

“They approach him to write the letter”