All 28 Uses of

approach

in

The Lost Symbol

Langdon looked up to see a middle-aged woman with a badge and clipboard hurrying toward him, waving happily as he approached.
Chpt 1-2 *

approached = moved nearer

He was about to retool and try a different approach when his phone rang.
Chpt 33-34 *

approach = technique (way of doing something)

On approach toward the House of the Temple, the pilot had performed a low-altitude flyover and pulsed the relay node with a blast of electromagnetic radiation, knocking it off-line only seconds before the laptop completed its transfer.
Chpt 123-124

approach = getting near

Although Mal'akh did not yet possess what he required to complete his masterpiece, he knew the moment was fast approaching.†
Chpt 1-2

Newly hired security guard Alfonso Nuñez carefully studied the male visitor now approaching his checkpoint.†
Chpt 3-4

As Langdon approached, Anderson suddenly realized why the name sounded familiar.†
Chpt 15-16

To his astonishment, Director Sato had just appeared on the far side of the Rotunda, and was approaching fast behind Langdon.†
Chpt 15-16

A dark outline of a man materialized in the doorway, rushing into the chamber and approaching fast behind Anderson.†
Chpt 41-42

As Langdon approached the opening in the wall, he looked back and saw Warren Bellamy race through the doorway into the stacks, closing the door behind him.†
Chpt 59-60

She pointed out the window, directing Langdon's attention to a black helicopter that was skimming in low, approaching the area.†
Chpt 73-74

The snow was falling harder now, and a single set of headlights approached in the distance.†
Chpt 77-78

As they approached the top of the stairs, they were met with an imposing pair of wooden doors.†
Chpt 79-80

If there's one thing I've learned from Peter, it's this: Science and mysticism are very closely related, distinguishable only by their approaches.†
Chpt 83-84

And now that this pyramid is assembled ....the time is fast approaching.†
Chpt 83-84

An agent approached cautiously, unzipped the bag, and pulled the two sides apart.†
Chpt 91-92

High above the square, a fast-moving UH-60 helicopter approached from the west, having completed its journey from the National Cathedral in a matter of minutes.†
Chpt 93-94

Now she felt approaching footsteps on the floor, and she turned her head, hoping against hope that someone was coming to help.†
Chpt 97-98

Above the three massive doors, two tiers of lancet windows looked as if Arabian archers might appear and open fire if anyone approached uninvited.†
Chpt 99-100

The dying man's wife now approached the pod, leaned down, and gently kissed her husband's forehead.†
Chpt 107-108

Simkins climbed in behind the wheel as Sato approached across the parking lot.†
Chpt 125-126

Langdon approached, looking like a man who'd endured some kind of mystical initiation.†
Chpt 131-132

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.