All 3 Uses of
approach
in
The Great Gatsby
- One of the three shops it contained was for rent and another was an all-night restaurant, approached by a trail of ashes; the third was a garage — repairs.
p. 25..0approached = come to
- He was saying some last word to her, but the eagerness in his manner tightened abruptly into formality as several people approached him to say good-by.
p. 52..4approached = got near
- The thing approached the proportions of a scandal — then died away.
p. 57..8 *
Definition:
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(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)