All 10 Uses

approach
in
Uglies
(Edited)

The final approach began with a huge climb.
p. 62.8 *

approach = route (way to get somewhere)
It was icy cold, though, probably fed by melting snow in the approaching mountains.
p. 155.4

approaching = getting near
By the time noon approached the tributary was gradually growing smaller.
p. 163.6 *

approached = got near
From up there Tally could keep her eye on the hoverboard, and hear and see anything approaching from the air.
p. 164.4

approaching = coming near
The woman's eyes scanned the approach to the forest, her head moving from side to side in a weirdly regular motion, like someone watching a slow-motion tennis match without much interest.
p. 275.9

approach = route (way to get somewhere)
One led the pepper-covered Special away at arm's length, and the others approached the forest.
p. 281.4

approached = went toward
As the turnoff to the railroad approached, Tally increased her speed, skimming the water as fast as she dared.
p. 302.5

approached = got near
They approached slowly, ready to turn and fly if any Specials appeared.
p. 313.2

approached = came near
When they reached the closest approach of the hoverpath to his parents' house, David jumped off and dashed down the slope.
p. 317.6

approach = getting near
She grinned at him and turned back to see that the ground was approaching now, the speed of her fall building slowly.
p. 353.5

Definitions:

(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.