All 10 Uses
approach
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- Seth— But he caught the approaching scent on the breeze, and I read it in his mind.†
Book 2
- He had an apology in his expression as he approached me.†
Book 2
- Carlisle approached me while Esme drifted off toward the other room.†
Book 2
- We darted back to the long meadow and then waited silently as Jacob and I listened carefully for the sound of an approach we did not recognize.†
Book 3
- They didn't speak as they approached the door.†
Book 3
- If someone approaches her—or Aro, as she is always close beside him in a hostile situation—they find themselves...diverted.†
Book 3
- He swallowed, and I heard his heart accelerate as I approached.†
Book 3
- Edward cocked one eyebrow as I approached, but otherwise did not remark on my accessory or Renesmee's.†
Book 3 *
- Another minute ticked by, and I found myself straining to hear some sound of approach.†
Book 3
- They didn't speak; they waited, too, as the mist approached us.†
Book 3
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.