All 5 Uses of
approach
in
Brave New World
- The ruddy young man approached.
p. 8..7 (definition 1) *approached = came near
- As they approached, the sun came out of a momentary eclipse behind a cloud.
p. 20..5 (definition 1)approached = got nearer
- The nurses obeyed; but at the approach of the roses, at the mere sight of those gaily-coloured images of pussy and cock-a-doodle-doo and baa-baa black sheep, the infants shrank away in horror, the volume of their howling suddenly increased.
p. 21..8 (definition 1)approach = moving near
- The approaches to the monorail station were black with the ant-like pullulation of lower-caste activity.
p. 73..3 (definition 2) *approaches = routes that lead to a particular place
- And all at once a great synthetic bass boomed out the words which announced the approaching atonement and final consummation of solidarity, the coming of the Twelve-in-One, the incarnation of the Greater Being.
p. 84..8 (definition 1)approaching = getting nearer
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