Definition of: approach

(ə·prōch′) v.i.
1. To come near or nearer in time or space.
—v.t.
2. To come or cause to come near or nearer to.
3. To make advances to; offer a solicitation, proposal, or bribe to.
4. To come close to; almost reach; approximate: to approach a solution; to approach Bluebeard in cruelty.
—noun
1. The act of approaching; a coming nearer.
2. Nearness; approximation.
3. Opportunity, means, or way of approaching; access.
4. Advances, as to acquaintance, etc.; also, the manner in which any advance is made: a kindly approach.
5. In golf, the stroke made after the tee shot, which lands the player's ball on the putting green.
6. plural Mil. Constructed works, trenches, etc., by which besiegers attack a fortified position. See synonyms under APPROXIMATION. [ <OF aprochier <LL appropiare <L ad- to + prope near]
—ap·proach′a·bil′i·ty, ap·proach′a·ble·ness noun
—ap·proach′a·ble adjective