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Approach

Approach (approach)
v. i.
Ap*proach"
  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.

Approach

Approach (approach)
v. t.
Ap*proach"
  1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
    [Archaic] 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. To take approaches to.

Approach

Approach (approach)
n.
Ap*proach"
  1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
    "The approach of summer." 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. The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
  6. See Approaching.

Approach

Approach (approach)
n.
Ap*proach"
  1. A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.












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