All 5 Uses

approach
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
(Edited)

He gives a rusty meow and approaches me.
Chpt 1

approaches = comes toward
I approach it with cautious steps.
Chpt 1

approach = 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 8

approaching = 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:

(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.