All 39 Uses

approach
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Eragon
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The Shade approached her with a raised hand, allowing himself to enjoy her helplessness.
Chpt Prol.

approached = went to
"Well," said Eragon, wondering how best to approach the subject, "I keep hearing about the Dragon Riders and their supposed accomplishments."
Chpt 6 *

approach = begin communication with someone about
Farms signaled their approach to Therinsford.
Chpt 16 *

approach = getting near
So if you see enemies racing after you from a league away, let them approach before using magic.
Chpt 20

approach = get near
Part of it lies in a death-one that rapidly approaches and will cause you much grief.
Chpt 26

approaches = comes near
Eragon sensed their approach and heaved with his arms.
Chpt 34

approach = getting near
"Now step away from your dragon and slowly approach me," commanded the bald man.
Chpt 50

approach = come near
His family needed the meat for the rapidly approaching winter and could not afford to buy it in Carvahall.†
Chpt 1
With apprehension, he approached the tree.†
Chpt 5
The dragon came down to the ground as he approached and leapt into his arms, huddling close to his chest.†
Chpt 5
He approached apprehensively, aware now that it was an equal.†
Chpt 7
Dawn is approaching, and Dempton will be waiting.†
Chpt 9
Dempton approached with a smile beneath his flamboyant red mustache.†
Chpt 9
Dawn is approaching, and Dempton will be waiting.†
Chpt 9
Dempton approached with a smile beneath his flamboyant red mustache.†
Chpt 9
He watched as a group of people on proud horses approached a lonely river.†
Chpt 12
He talked to Gertrude in a low voice, then approached Eragon.†
Chpt 12
Whatever else he might have said faded away as Saphira proudly approached them.†
Chpt 14
As they approached it, a greasy man stepped from behind a bush and barred their way.†
Chpt 16
As they approached, Brom said, "That's a beautiful animal.†
Chpt 16
Cadoc pranced nervously as Saphira approached.†
Chpt 17
As they approached the small houses, they could see smoke from a dozen chimneys, but there was no one in the streets.†
Chpt 18
Eragon and Brom approached it with great caution.†
Chpt 21
Saphira angled into a shallow dive and slowly approached the ground.†
Chpt 22
He approached the woman and asked politely, "Could you tell us which house Jeod lives in?"†
Chpt 25
Like how you knew of the Ra'zac in the first place and why they ran away when you approached.†
Chpt 29
As the rider approached, Eragon recognized Murtagh bent low over Tornac.†
Chpt 39
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of approaching soldiers.†
Chpt 40
As they approached the valley, they passed under the knotted branches of the Beor Mountains' forest.†
Chpt 48
The approaching Urgals hesitated, unsure of her intentions.†
Chpt 49
Two human warriors sheathed their swords and hesitantly approached Saphira, who watched them steadily.†
Chpt 50
Saphira approached the doors at a measured pace.†
Chpt 51
As Eragon, Orik, and Saphira approached, the dwarves pounded the floor with the mattocks' hafts.†
Chpt 55
As he scanned the graceful lines, unfamiliar footsteps approached from behind the bookcase.†
Chpt 55
She approached on silent footsteps and said in soft, menacing tones, "Shame!†
Chpt 56
The Urgals aren't approaching over land, but under it.†
Chpt 57
His hand tightened on Zar'roc as he saw Murtagh, helmed, carrying a dwarven shield and his hand-and-a-half sword, approaching with Tornac.†
Chpt 57
She approached the monsters from behind, where their archers were gathered.†
Chpt 58
Durza slowly approached Eragon with a triumphant expression.†
Chpt 58

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(1) (approach as in: approached the city)
to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
(2) (approach as in: use the best approach)
a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
(3) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal)
to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.

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