to take a different approach
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- phrasal verb
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tomar un enfoque diferente
- The team decided to take a different approach to solving the project issues after the initial plan failed.
So, in light of this horrifying truth, I knew that I had to take a different approach now.
- So, in light of this horrifying truth, I knew that I had to take a different approach now.
- If it's presence, if it's focus, you may want to take a different approach.
- But recreating a time when the court can revisit this issue, can take a different approach, can think more honestly about our history.
- Arguably, had I taken a different approach, it would that little bio would not say two time title challenger.
Examples
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We took a different approach with this week's Who Rocked It Better?
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Should have taken a different approach as well.
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And then what we did is we took a different approach to sales.
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Um, I wanna take a different approach.
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For the last six months, I have taken a different approach.
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In 2011, the Governor took a different approach, releasing a budget with numbers.
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Along with Gross, David Smith is taking a different approach to the texture issue.
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However, Peace and Paws has taken a different approach.
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I knew then that I had to take a different approach—something I could control myself.
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While LDIG was still committed to using both systems for discovery, the group decided to take a different approach in preparation for launching the system to users.
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Synonyms
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5.1
To try a different way to deal with a problem
Antonyms
How Different
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3.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
take + a + different + approach
The meaning is directly compositional: 'take' (adopt) + 'a different' (another/not the same) + 'approach' (method/strategy) yields 'adopt a new method,' which a learner who knows the constituents can infer. This verb + noun phrase pattern is common across languages and follows standard English usage, so it is readily understandable by a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase take a different approach gives a simple image: if the usual path is blocked, you take another road to approach your goal from a new side. That's why it means 'to try a new method' when old ways do not work.