All 21 Uses
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- I could hear them talking and laughing, sounding carefree and vacation-ready as they approached.
Chpt 1approached = came near
- Unsure, I opted for Dad's approach and said nothing.
Chpt 3 *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- The bedroom door was halfway closed, light spilled down the hallway, and I debated whether to approach or stay in the living room.
Chpt 13 *approach = get near
- When I thought it was safe, we began our approach to the building, moving cautiously.
Chpt 15approach = getting near
- Somehow that thought made it possible to approach the door.
Chpt 17approach = go to
- I emerged from the car and began to approach the house.
Chpt 18approach = go toward
- Both carried beers, and they grew furtive as they approached, as if intending to sneak up on the girls.†
Chpt 1
- I asked as we approached the house.†
Chpt 2
- I told myself all those things, and I think I partially convinced myself that I'd head home just as soon as I finished eating, when my thoughts were interrupted by the sight of someone approaching.†
Chpt 2
- "Okay," she said, and I saw a small swell approaching.†
Chpt 3
- He saw her approaching and froze, as did the guy next to him.†
Chpt 3
- The mist smelled of salt, and ghost crabs scattered to their holes as we approached.†
Chpt 4
- Randy was holding a beer, and he must have seen Savannah approaching because he moved to block my path.†
Chpt 9
- I was startled when he turned off the burner and approached me.†
Chpt 11
- Instead, as the date approached, he slapped me on the back.†
Chpt 12
- Approaching the street, I noticed Savannah's car was still in the same spot.†
Chpt 13
- More than once, I was approached by Iraqi civilians and told that a certain individual had stolen this or that item, or committed this or that crime, and was asked to do something about it.†
Chpt 16
- While I was trying to decide what to do, a tail-wagging retriever approached me.†
Chpt 18
- On the road out front, the headlights of an approaching car flashed over the property as it sped past the house.†
Chpt 19
- I heard a nurse's voice approaching, and though I thought she was going to enter, she passed by on her way to another room.†
Chpt 20
- As I approached the counter, I saw a jar that the owner had set out to collect money for Tim, and I stared at it.†
Chpt 20
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.