approach in WordNet English dictionary

1. a way of entering or leaving
   "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
   access  approach 
   
2. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
   "she rejected his advances"
   overture  advance  approach  feeler 
   
3. the act of drawing spatially closer to something
   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
   approach  approaching  coming 
   
4. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
   "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
   approach  approach shot 
   
5. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
   "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
   approach  attack  plan of attack 
   
6. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
   "the approach of winter"
   approach  approaching  coming 
   
7. a close approximation
   "the nearest approach to genius"
   approach 
   
8. the event of one object coming closer to another
   approach  approaching 
   
9. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
   approach path  approach  glide path  glide slope 
   

1. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
   "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
   approach 
   
2. move towards
   "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
   approach  near  come on  go up  draw near  draw close  come near 
   
3. come near in time
   "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
   approach  come near 
   
4. begin to deal with
   "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
   set about  go about  approach 
   
5. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
   "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
   border on  approach