All 17 Uses of
approach
in
Jurassic Park
- That was the date of a now famous meeting, in which Robert Swanson, a venture capitalist, approached Herbert Boyer, a biochemist at the University of California.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)approached = began talking with
- But it was during those frantic days of the mid-1980s that he was approached by the InGen corporation with a request for consulting services.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)approached = engaged in conversation
- But Hammond had approached Wu with a directness Wu never forgot.
Chpt 19 (definition 1) *approached = begun talking with
- As an engineer, he was accustomed to long time schedules-he often referred to "the September opening," by which he meant September of the following year-and as the September opening approached, he was unhappy with the progress that had been made.
Chpt 22 (definition 2)approached = got near
- But later, when he was approached by Lewis Dodgson at Biosyn, Nedry was ready to listen.
Chpt 27 (definition 1)approached = engaged in conversation
- So it was unlikely the dinosaurs would now approach the fences.
Chpt 27 (definition 2)approach = get near
- Again it approached Grant.
Chpt 28 (definition 2) *approached = moved toward
- He tried another approach.
Chpt 33 (definition 3) *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- They were going from south to north, so the numbers got smaller as they approached the center, then got larger again.
Chpt 37 (definition 2)approached = moved toward
- The sound of the approaching herd was deafening, like the sound of jets at an airport.†
Chpt 40 (definition 2)
- They waited in silence, and after a minute the hadrosaur approached the branch again, jaws moving in anticipation.
Chpt 41 (definition 2)approached = moved toward
- They ran across the meadow, bearing the approaching scream, and he flung himself on the ground at the last moment, pulling the kids down with him, as the two dactyls whistled and squeaked past them, flapping their wings.†
Chpt 42 (definition 2)
- Three raptors approached him.
Chpt 43 (definition 2)approached = moved toward
- If he stayed north of the main complex of buildings, he could approach the maintenance shed from the rear.
Chpt 43 (definition 2)approach = get near
- The raptor disappeared, a white shadow and then came back, but it did not approach any closer, and it seemed strangely incurious about the noise coming from the lodge.
Chpt 44 (definition 2)
- The animals seemed to be approaching.†
Chpt 44 (definition 2)
- Chapter 52 — Approaching Dark†
Chpt 52 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
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(2) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(3) (approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place