All 11 Uses of
approach
in
Confessions of a Shopaholic
- As you can see, the Foreland Exotic Opportunities Savings Plan represents an entirely new approach to investment.
Chpt 2 *approach = way of doing something
- My steps slow down as I approach the skip and I pause, staring intently at it as though I'm interested in the words printed on the side.
Chpt 10 *approach = get near
- "OK," says Zelda as we approach a set of double swing doors.
Chpt 21
- "Hi!" she says brightly as she approaches.†
Chpt 9
- I look up, to see Philip approaching my desk, holding a piece of paper.†
Chpt 12
- I take a gulp of champagne, approach the man, and smile brightly.†
Chpt 12
- I suppose you were too busy writing your purple prose to approach Flagstaff Life and ask for their version of events.†
Chpt 18
- Our heads jerk round to see Zelda approaching the set, clipboard in hand.†
Chpt 21
- Informative but approachable.†
Chpt 21
- I'll start going to dinner at their house, and his wife will give me a warm hug when I arrive, and I'll help her with the salad and stuff ..."Rebecca!" comes a voice from behind me, and I turn round to see Zelda approaching, still clutching her clipboard.†
Chpt 22
- You're informative meets approachable.†
Chpt 23
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
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(3)
(approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
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(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.