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approach
v. i. [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. ()
Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? (2 Sam. xi. 20.)
But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Heb. x. 25.)
2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. ()
v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. (Boyle.)
2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. ()
He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. (Temple.)
3. (Mil.) To take approaches to. ()
n. [Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i.]1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. (Horsley.)
A nearer approach to the human type. (Owen.)
2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. ()
The approach to kings and principal persons. (Bacon.)
3. Movements to gain favor; advances. ()
4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. (Macaulay.)
5. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. ()
6. (Hort.) See Approaching. ()
7. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. ()
8. (Aviation) that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip. ()
9. (Bowling) the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins. ()


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