Approach — Defs

01 v. i. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n. Approaching

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.

02 v. t. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.

1.
To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.[Archaic]
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.(Mil.)

03 n. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

1.
The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
“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.
5.
The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.(Fort.)
6.
See Approaching.(Hort.) See: Approaching
7.
A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.(Golf)
8.
that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.(Aviation)
9.
the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins.(Bowling)