All 44 Uses of
approach
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- Eragon admired the elf's courage, but he wondered whether insulting Glaedr was really the best approach.
Chpt 24 *approach = way of doing something
- Eragon took a minute to collect himself and consider everything he knew about Arya: her likes and dislikes, her habits and mannerisms, the important events of her life, what she feared and what she hoped for, and most importantly, her underlying temperament—that which dictated her approach to life …. and to fighting.
Chpt 24approach = technique (way of doing something)
- She talked until she exhausted every argument and appeal she could think of, and when she stopped—pausing to find a different approach—the man placed the cheese and bread against her lips and held it there.
Chpt 42approach = way of doing something
- As the Varden approached Uru'baen, he and everyone else in Nasuada's army would have less and less time to recover before each new confrontation.†
Chpt 6
- The color of the sun shifted, becoming orange and crimson as it approached the terminating line of the earth.†
Chpt 9
- Neither Horst nor Gertrude noticed Eragon until he approached them.†
Chpt 9
- After a while, the elves unfolded their long limbs and approached as well.†
Chpt 10
- If that's so, and I approach them directly, I'll be sure to trigger them, and then who knows what will happen?†
Chpt 16
- When he felt ready for the battle to come, he abandoned himself to his waking dreams, which were more varied and energetic than usual, for despite his meditation, the prospect of the approaching action stirred his blood and would not allow him to relax.†
Chpt 17
- He heard men running toward him from the camp, and he looked over his shoulder to see Baldor and Carn approaching, accompanied by at least fifty of the warriors who had been hiding within the tents.†
Chpt 18
- Squatting, Roran peered between two sharp-edged slabs of slate at the rapidly approaching gate that barred their path.†
Chpt 20
- The simplicity of the approach appealed to him.†
Chpt 20
- A soldier was stationed on each of the two gate towers, but at the moment, neither was visible, and unless they stuck their heads over the edges of the battlements, they would not be able to see Roran and his companions approaching.†
Chpt 21
- The spellcaster's seeming indifference to Roran's approach tempted Roran to ignore the man's unusual behavior—or lack of behavior, as it was—and simply bash him over the head before he recovered from whatever strange stupor ailed him.†
Chpt 21
- The red dragon looked asleep, but Eragon knew from experience that he was keeping a close eye on the Varden, and the moment anyone began to approach the city, he would rouse himself and issue a warning to Murtagh and the others inside.†
Chpt 23
- That moment had not yet arrived, but it was fast approaching.†
Chpt 23
- One should approach the task with reverence and purpose.†
Chpt 23
- Eragon wanted to cast the spell he had invented, but the corridor was only wide enough for two men to approach at a time; he would not be able to kill the rest, as they were hidden from sight.†
Chpt 28
- Eragon dispatched the second guard just as quickly and turned to face a pair approaching from behind.†
Chpt 30
- As she approached, the High Priest began to thrash like a hooked fish in an attempt to push itself farther up the pew.†
Chpt 30
- The streets grew ever narrower as they approached the city wall, and the overhanging buildings—houses mostly—blocked out everything but a thin strip of the azure sky.†
Chpt 34
- As the dragons approached, Eragon took advantage of the soldiers' momentary daze to kill three more.†
Chpt 34 *
- There was nothing he could do now but wait—wait and hope that Saphira could fly to Vroengard and back before the Empire attacked the Varden again; hope that Roran and Arya would be safe; hope that he might somehow still be able to rescue Nasuada; and hope that going to Vroengard was the right decision, for the time was fast approaching when he would finally have to face Galbatorix.†
Chpt 41
- Now they were approaching her.†
Chpt 42
- He blew on the coals again, then turned as if to approach her.†
Chpt 43
- Together they created a host of raucous echoes that made it impossible to determine the number of people approaching.†
Chpt 43
- You can resist him, unlike me...The Varden are fast approaching, as are the elves from the north.†
Chpt 46
- She forced her eyes to focus as she strained to see who was approaching.†
Chpt 48
- The Varden are only three days hence, and the elves are fast approaching from the north.†
Chpt 48
- At the very least, I should have been warned of approaching danger.†
Chpt 50
- He glanced over his shoulders to make sure no other snalgli were approaching from behind.†
Chpt 53
- A sense of wonder and reverence gripped Eragon as he approached the eggs.†
Chpt 56
- Thus he sensed the approach of Arya, Blodhgarm, and Queen Islanzadi, and he was not alarmed when the shadows of their footsteps moved toward him from around the western side of the hill.†
Chpt 59
- As they approached the throne, Eragon continued to study the chamber around them.†
Chpt 66
- Then they heard the doors to the chamber open and close, and the sound of approaching footsteps—the footsteps of both a man and a dragon.†
Chpt 66
- Roran wet his lips, unable to look away from his approaching foe.†
Chpt 67
- If the course of their duel continued, Murtagh would end up wearing him down until he was too hurt or too tired to go on, an outcome that seemed to be fast approaching.†
Chpt 68
- By the time Roran returned, the Varden had already cleared a third or more of the city and were fast approaching the citadel.†
Chpt 69
- Eragon loosened Brisingr in its sheath, then cautiously approached.†
Chpt 70
- Nasuada approached on foot from the direction of the ruined citadel.†
Chpt 72
- The point of light arced through the blue mantle of the heavens, approaching at a rapid pace, bright as a star at night.†
Chpt 74
- The butcher heard Eragon approach, for he turned his head in Eragon's direction and said, "Who goes there?†
Chpt 77
- It is a special ring, for it will not scratch, nor will it stain, and as long as you wear it, your prey will not hear you approaching.†
Chpt 78
- For several minutes, Eragon stood next to Arya, and neither spoke as they watched the first curve in the river approach.†
Chpt 78
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.