All 10 Uses of
approach
in
Life of Pi
- The first time I saw his triangular form teetering and tottering about the zoo, I was shy to approach him.
Chpt 5-8 (definition 1)approach = get near
- There is Brahman nirguna, without qualities, which lies beyond understanding, beyond description, beyond approach; with our poor words we sew a suit for it—One, Truth, Unity, Absolute, Ultimate Reality, Ground of Being— and try to make it fit, but Brahman nirguna always bursts the seams.†
Chpt 13-16 (definition 1)
- Now we call it Shiva, Krishna, Shakti, Ganesha; we can approach it with some understanding; we can discern certain attributes—loving, merciful, frightening—and we feel the gentle pull of relationship.†
Chpt 13-16 (definition 1)
- The wise men seemed annoyed when they realized that all three of them were approaching the same people.†
Chpt 21-24 (definition 1)
- As evening approached, my anxiety grew.
Chpt 41-44 (definition 1) *approached = got near
- A fish jumping out of water was confronted by a famished boy with a hands-on, no-holds-barred approach to capturing it.†
Chpt 65-68 (definition 1)
- I decided on a more direct approach.
Chpt 69-72 (definition 2) *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- Our end was approaching.†
Chpt 89-92 (definition 1)
- The division in the two tubes that resulted was very plain: the centre tube was white in colour, while the tube that surrounded it was decreas-ingly green as it approached the inner wall.†
Chpt 89-92 (definition 1)
- I would like to add a third, to wit, the rapid and direct approach of a known killer.
Chpt 89-92 (definition 1)approach = 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