All 17 Uses of
approach
in
The Lucky One
- Deputy Keith Clayton hadn't heard them approach, and up close, he didn't like the looks of them any more than he had the first time he'd seen them.
Chpt 1 *approach = get near
- The dog cocked its head to the side as Clayton approached.
Chpt 1approached = got near
- —and didn't hear Elizabeth approach.
Chpt 13approach = get near
- It was only then, while approaching his cruiser, that he realized both his rear tires were flat.†
Chpt 1
- Lost in thought, she hadn't seen Ben approaching.†
Chpt 3
- Unfortunately, as she approached the house, she realized the game wasn't over yet.†
Chpt 7
- Stud or not, he was pasty white when Clayton had approached the window after pulling him over on his way home from his third date with Beth.†
Chpt 9
- Moving past the kennel, they approached the small trail that led to the creek.†
Chpt 10
- As Thibault approached, he saw Elizabeth walk out onto the front porch and realized with sudden certainty that she was one of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen.†
Chpt 11
- It's nothing," Clayton responded, approaching them.†
Chpt 13
- His tail wagged as Ben approached.†
Chpt 13
- A thin, fortyish woman with red hair and an apron approached them.†
Chpt 16
- In the distance, headlights appeared and the car seemed first to liquefy, then solidify as it approached the house.†
Chpt 20
- By that point, Beth had reached Logan's graveled drive, and as she turned in and approached the house, bouncing and splashing through the mud, she caught sight of him standing on the porch, dressed in what seemed to be a new sport jacket and a pair of freshly pressed chinos.†
Chpt 23
- Zeus approached her, nosing at her hand.†
Chpt 28
- Just then, he saw Nana approaching with an umbrella.†
Chpt 37
- As he approached, he made out the lights on top and knew that Clayton was at the house.†
Chpt 38
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.