All 25 Uses

approach
in
True Believer, by Sparks
(Edited)

About thirty minutes later, he found himself approaching Boone Creek.
Chpt 2

approaching = getting near
For a moment, he wondered whether she was approaching him to ask him to leave.
Chpt 2

approaching = coming toward
Only the chewing continued, and Jeremy was reminded of the curious way cows looked at you when you approached the pasture fence.
Chpt 3

approached = got near
After making himself comfortable near a window, he watched the waitress approach.
Chpt 3

approach = come near
Rachel approached with two cups of coffee.
Chpt 3

approached = came near
He'd learned through experience that the best way to approach a story like this was to begin with what he knew, so …. what did he know for certain?
Chpt 4 *

approach = begin to understand
In this version, Hettie cursed the town, not because the bodies in the cemetery had been removed, but because she'd refused to step aside and into the road when the wife of one of the commissioners was approaching from the opposite direction.
Chpt 4

approaching = getting near
He flipped the phone closed, just as his buddy was approaching.
Chpt 4
Walking quickly, Jeremy struggled to keep up with her as she approached the stairs.
Chpt 7

approached = got near
Doris turned to watch the mayor approach; in his red jacket and checkered pants, she couldn't help but wonder whether the man was color-blind.
Chpt 8

approach = come near
Though he couldn't see the house, he slowed the car as he approached a towering hedge that he assumed lined a circular drive.
Chpt 9

approached = got near
After Gherkin vanished inside, Doris and Lexie approached Jeremy, smirks on their faces.
Chpt 10

approached = went to
The flour is so I can check for footprints, and the thread will let me know if anyone else approaches.
Chpt 10

approaches = comes near
"Morning, darlin'," she said, approaching.
Chpt 12

approaching = coming near
He looked up to see her approaching again.
Chpt 12
Usually, the horses kept themselves at a distance from people and darted away whenever someone approached, but at dusk, they liked to graze, lowering their defenses, if only for a few minutes.
Chpt 13

approached = got near
But just as she was finally beginning to collect herself, she saw someone approaching, and all she could do was stare when she realized who it was.
Chpt 13

approaching = coming near
"Hey, Lex, hey, Jeremy," she said as she approached.
Chpt 16

approached = got near
With the train approaching shortly—according to Jeremy's schedule, anyway—Alvin made one final check on the camera facing Riker's Hill.
Chpt 18

approaching = coming
Afterward, Jeremy told them about the legend, noting their growing interest as he spoke of Hettie Doubilet, and the painstaking way he'd approached the investigation.
Chpt 20

approached = handled (done something in a particular manner)
He never let the speed drop below eighty and shaved forty-five minutes from the three-hour drive; dusk was setting in as he approached the outskirts of town.
Chpt 22

approached = got near
The streets of Boone Creek were quiet as he approached downtown.
Chpt 22
One of the elderly volunteers was emerging with an armful of books, and her eyes lit up when she saw him approaching.
Chpt 22

approaching = coming
As Jeremy approached the cemetery's entrance, he saw Lexie's car parked near the gate.
Chpt 22

approached = got near
Above them, thin strands of clouds floated past the moon, and on the horizon, Jeremy could see a storm approaching.
Chpt Epil. *

approaching = coming

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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.

approach in True Believer, by Sparks (Edited)

approach
in
True Believer, by Sparks
(Edited)