approach

approach
01. She [approached] her boss about getting a raise.
02. The cat slowly [approached] the bush where the mouse was hiding.
03. Her [approaching] wedding made her excited, as well as a little bit nervous.
04. I know I can talk to my boss about any problems I have because he is very [approachable].
05. The students [approached] the teacher about postponing the test.
06. Denise and I have very different [approaches] to the job, but I think we are both quite successful in what we do.
07. The day is [approaching] when computers will be a part of every person's daily life everywhere in the country.
08. Bertrand Russell once said that one of the symptoms of an [approaching] nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
09. Cicero once said that men in no way [approach] so nearly to the gods as in doing good to men.
10. Goethe once said that difficulties increase the nearer we [approach] our goal.
11. A harbor seal is capable of maximum dive depths [approaching] 1000 feet.
12. During World War Two, parrots were kept on the Eiffel Tower to warn of [approaching] aircraft.
13. The world's fastest racquet sport is badminton, where shuttlecock speeds [approach] 200 miles per hour.
14. When driving your car, you should never attempt to pass another vehicle when you are [approaching] the top of a hill.
15. It is still common in parts of Jordan for the father of a young woman to [approach] a young man to ask if he is interested in marrying his daughter.
16. It is said that the people of Eritrea are very friendly and will [approach] foreigners on the street to ask them how they like the country.
17. A Jewish proverb warns us to never [approach] a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
18. In August of 1989, NASA's spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest [approach] to the planet Neptune.
19. There are often several [approaches] to diagnosing and treating a health problem.
20. Her father is quite cold and [unapproachable], so they have never been very close.
21. My boss seemed very stern and [unapproachable] at first, but now I feel I can talk to him about anything.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • approach — UK US /əˈprəʊtʃ/ noun [C] ► a way of doing something: an approach to sth »Their positive approach to absence management played a large part in helping the organization return to profitability. a cautious/hands on/practical approach »He is… …   Financial and business terms

  • approach — [n1] way, means of arriving access, accession, advance, advent, avenue, coming, drawing near, entrance, gate, landing, nearing, passage, path, reaching, road, way; concepts 159,501 Ant. departure, distancing, leaving approach [n2] request,… …   New thesaurus

  • Approach — Ap*proach , n. [Cf. F. approche. See {Approach}, v. i.] 1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. The approach of summer. Horsley. [1913 Webster] A nearer approach to the human type. Owen. [1913 Webster] 2. A access, or opportunity… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Approach — Ap*proach , v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] Boyle. [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Approach — »Art der Annäherung an ein Problem, besonders wirksame Werbezeile«: Das Fremdwort wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. approach übernommen, einer Substantivierung des Verbs to approach »sich nähern«, das über frz. approcher… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • approach — [ə prōch′] vi. [ME aprochen < OFr aprochier < LL(Ec) appropiare < L ad , to + propius, compar. of prope, near] to come closer or draw nearer vt. 1. to come near or nearer to 2. to be like or similar to; approximate 3. to make advances, a …   English World dictionary

  • Approach — Ap*proach , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • approach — ► VERB 1) come near to in distance, time, or standard. 2) go to (someone) with a proposal or request. 3) start to deal with in a certain way. ► NOUN 1) a way of dealing with something. 2) an initial proposal or request. 3) the …   English terms dictionary

  • approach — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way of dealing with sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, orthodox, traditional ▪ alternate (AmE), alternative, different, fresh, new …   Collocations dictionary

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