approach

Etymology 1
From, borrowed from (modern 🇨🇬), from , a verb based on , ultimately from  (a variant of ) + ).

Verb

 * 1)  To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
 * 2)  To play an approach shot.
 * 3)  Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
 * 4)  Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
 * 5)  To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
 * 6)  To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
 * 7)  To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
 * 8)  To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
 * 9)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 10)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
 * 2)  To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
 * 3)  To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
 * 4)  To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
 * 5)  To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
 * 6)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 7)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
 * 2)  To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
 * 3)  To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
 * 4)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 5)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
 * 2)  To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
 * 3)  To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
 * 4)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 5)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
 * 2)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 3)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
 * 2)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
 * 1)  To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.

Usage notes
Regarding the use of sense 5 (“to come near to (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value”) in discussing convergence in mathematical analysis, modern rigorous formulations avoid using the words approach and converge. However, the terms are used informally when rigour is not required.

Translations

 * Akkadian: 𒋼
 * Arabic: اِقْتَرَبَ
 * Armenian: ,
 * Asturian: aproximáse
 * Belarusian: падыхо́дзіць, падысці́, набліжа́цца, наблі́зіцца
 * Bikol Central:
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:, приближа, , подхо́дя
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 接近
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: tilnærme, nærme
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: achegar, rechegar
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐍄𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽, 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: προσχωρέω
 * Ancient: ἐγγίζω, προσέρχομαι, ἔπειμι, πελάζω, πίλναμαι
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, , közelebb megy,
 * Icelandic: nálgast, færast nær, færa sig nær, fara nær, koma nær
 * Irish: ionsaigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Khmer: ទៅជិត, ចូលជិត
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: نزیک کەوتن
 * Latin:, subeo, adbito,
 * Latvian:
 * Malayalam:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: tsengelea
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: abordere
 * Occitan: apropiar,, se sarrar, s'acostairar,
 * Old English: nēalǣċan
 * Persian: نزدیک شدن,
 * Polish:, , zblizać się, zblizyć się, nadciągać, nadciągnąć
 * Portuguese: aproximar-se
 * Quechua: assuykuy, chimpay, asuy, asuy
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: približovať, priblížiť, blížiť sa
 * Slovene: bližati
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Tongan: fotu
 * Turkish:
 * Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎗𐎁
 * Ukrainian: підхо́дити, підійти́, наближа́тися, набли́зитися
 * Vietnamese:, lại gần,
 * Welsh: nesáu (at)
 * Yiddish: דערנענטערן, דערנעענטערן


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: набліжа́цца, наблі́зіцца
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: subeo
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilnærme
 * Portuguese: aproximar-se
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Tongan: fotu
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: наближа́тися, набли́зитися


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:, приближа, , подхо́дя
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: proksimigi, alproksimigi
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: nálgast, færast nær, færa sig nær
 * Italian: accostarsi a, avvicinarsi a
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: نزیک کەوتن
 * Maore Comorian: kariɓia
 * Ngazidja Comorian: tsengelea, kurubia
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: nærme seg
 * Persian: نزدیک شدن به
 * Polish:, , zblizać się, zblizyć się, nadciągać, nadciągnąć
 * Portuguese: aproximar-se de
 * Quechua: q'imikuy
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili: karibia
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:, контакту́вам (с)
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ektrakti
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Turkish:


 * Norman:

Etymology 2
From, from , ; see etymology 1.

Noun

 * 1)  An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
 * 2) An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
 * 3)  An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
 * 4)  A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
 * 5)  A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
 * 6)  An opportunity of drawing near; access.
 * 7)  The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
 * 8) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 9)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1)  An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
 * 2)  A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
 * 3)  A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
 * 4)  An opportunity of drawing near; access.
 * 5)  The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
 * 6) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 7)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1)  An opportunity of drawing near; access.
 * 2)  The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
 * 3) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 4)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1)  The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
 * 2) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 3)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1)  The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
 * 2) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 3)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1) A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
 * 2)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
 * 1)  The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

Collocations

 * new approach
 * different approach
 * similar approach
 * best approach
 * right approach
 * proper approach
 * final approach
 * near approach
 * nearest approach
 * holistic approach
 * systematic approach
 * scientific approach
 * rational approach

Translations

 * Arabic: اِقْتِرَاب, مُقَارَبَة
 * Belarusian: набліжэ́нне, прыбліжэ́нне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: apropament,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: přiblížení
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: alproksimiĝo, proksimiĝo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔφοδος
 * Irish: ionsaí
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: accessus
 * Macedonian: приближување
 * Norwegian: tilstundelse
 * Bokmål: tilnærmelse ,
 * Nynorsk: tilnærming
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: priblíženie, približovanie
 * Slovene: bližanje, približevanje
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: набли́ження


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔφοδος
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: aðgönguleið
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian: innkjøring
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: підхі́д


 * Arabic: كَيْفِيَّة,, وَسِيلَة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:, çəm, yanaşma
 * Belarusian: падыхо́д
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: fremgangsmåde,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: sinteno
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic: nálgun
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: វិធីសាស្ត្រ
 * Korean:
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian: tilnærmelsesmåte
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: modh
 * Slovak: prístup
 * Spanish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: підхі́д


 * Belarusian: до́ступ
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Latin: accessus
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: до́ступ


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 進近
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: innflúgving
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: innflyvning
 * Nynorsk: innflyging
 * Russian: захо́д на поса́дку,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: inflygning

Noun

 * 1)  a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made