All 5 Uses of
approach
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- He gives a rusty meow and approaches me.
Chpt 1approaches = comes toward
- I approach it with cautious steps.
Chpt 1approach = get near
- I think how hard this must be for her, watching Haymitch's idea succeed under Cressida's direction, when Fulvia's studio approach was such a flop.
Chpt 8 *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- Footsteps are approaching.
Chpt 8approaching = coming
- As we approach what used to be the grand entrance, Gale points out something and the whole party slows down.
Chpt 11 *approach = get near
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) 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.