All 6 Uses of
approach
in
Animal Farm
- Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal.
p. 4..9 (definition 1)approaching = getting near
- As the human beings approached the farm buildings, Snowball launched his first attack.
p. 40..9 (definition 1)approached = got near
- They had just finished singing it for the third time when Squealer, attended by two dogs, approached them with the air of having something important to say.
p. 87..9 (definition 1)approached = moved toward
- Sentinels were placed at all the approaches to the farm.
p. 101..4 (definition 2) *approaches = routes that lead to a particular place
- As they approached the farm Squealer, who had unaccountably been absent during the fighting, came skipping towards them, whisking his tail and beaming with satisfaction.
p. 105..1 (definition 1)approached = got near
- His twelfth birthday was approaching.
p. 119..1 (definition 1) *approaching = getting near
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2) (approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place