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Word: Approach
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’)
əˈprəʊtʃ
come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time
Short Definition:come nearer to
Examples:- the train approached the main line
- winter was approaching
speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request
Short Definition:make initial proposal to
Examples:- the department had been approached about funding
start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way
Short Definition:deal with
Examples:- one must approach the matter with caution
Word: Approach
Speech Type: Noun
əˈprəʊtʃ
a way of dealing with a situation or problem
Short Definition:way of dealing with situation
Examples:- we need a whole new approach to the job
an initial proposal or request made to someone
Short Definition:initial proposal
Examples:- the landowner made an approach to the developer
the action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time
Short Definition:action of approaching
Examples:- the approach of winter
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