approach
- noun
- /əˈproʊtʃ/
- Standing in the cottage doorway, Angie watches their approach, hands on high square hips.
- closest approach
- closest approach to Earth
- allow a close approach
Examples
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What is unique about that compared with other approaches for psychology?
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He was trying to present a genuinely viable, reasonable approach to space exploration.
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So my entire sales approach starts with a needs analysis.
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Well, what I love about this approach is that it has nothing to do with them.
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We're on final approach to Los Angeles.
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What aspects of his approach to investing do you also practice?
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Only a couple of taxis were on the approach road to the airport.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm really curious about your approach with modern day psychotherapy.
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Moreover, one commentator has noted that the team approach results in problems of accountability.
Academic text (1995) -
The pilot announced that we were on final approach to the airport and expected to land shortly.
Synonyms
A short golf shot hit to land the ball on the putting green
The path a plane follows when coming down to land
A downward path a plane follows when approaching a runway guided by instruments
The route a plane follows when going down to land, especially the last part before it touches the ground
A path a plane follows as it comes down to land
Compounds
- Specialized
The route a plane follows when going down to land, especially the last part before it touches the ground
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- Archaic
A way of doing something that avoids a direct answer or clear action
A way of doing things that encourages competition and rewards only the strongest
A policy that prefers talks and peaceful solutions instead of force in foreign or economic affairs
- Specialized
A business method that sells many different products to small groups instead of a few big markets
- Formal
A way of studying many things that makes differences seem very large
A way of doing things that includes many cultures in schools and communities
- Offensive
A way of supporting freedom that looks simple but ignores real problems
- Specialized
A way controllers use radar to guide pilots by radio to land in low visibility
- Specialized
An approach that studies each person or case in detail to understand their unique experience
- Slang
A personal, creative way of thinking often used by people with autism or ADHD
- Formal
A way of arguing that acts doubtful but does not check new evidence fairly
- Informal
A different, slightly strange way of doing something to get new ideas
- Archaic
A style of rule like the Pope's with strong central control and religious power
- Literature
A focus on small local issues and interests instead of wider public needs
An aggressive, unfair way of trying to gain an advantage over others in business
- Jargon
A person who appears briefly, makes quick changes, and gives no further help
- Specialized
A Buddhist way of thinking that teaches letting go of attachments to find inner calm
- Literature
A strict, unfair way of leading that does not allow people to disagree
How Close
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Approach comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and prope 'near', giving the sense of a way toward something. So an approach in golf or travel is the path or move that brings you closer to the target.