All 14 Uses of
approach
in
The Last Olympian
- "Oceanus approaches," my father said.†
Chpt 2
- A huge icy presence was approaching.†
Chpt 2
- Annabeth approached the mummy and held out her palms.
Chpt 3approached = went to
- Instead, Annabeth approached and unclasped one of its necklaces.†
Chpt 3
- Thalia and Luke approached with their weapons ready.†
Chpt 9
- No one save the gods can approach Olympus from the air.
Chpt 9approach = get near
- They would hide behind cars and snipe at the approaching army, setting off explosive arrows and dropping caltrops in the road, building fiery barricades wherever they could, dragging sleeping drivers out of their cars to get them out of harm's way.†
Chpt 11
- I couldn't tell where they were coming from because of the echo, but it sounded like an entire army was approaching.†
Chpt 15
- They've managed to slow Typhon's approach.†
Chpt 15
- We'd done our best to push cars out of the way to keep the mortals safe, but that just made it easier for our enemies to approach.†
Chpt 16
- Her moment is coming, but your decision approaches even more rapidly.†
Chpt 17
- We didn't want to leave her, but I could hear Kronos laughing as he approached the hall of the gods.†
Chpt 19
- A column of storm was approaching the Hudson River, moving rapidly over the Jersey shore.†
Chpt 19
- Hermes didn't seem to notice me approach.
Chpt 21 *approach = come near
Definition:
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(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)