approach

/əˈproʊtʃ/ v [I/T] (COME NEAR)

Definition

› to come nearer to something or someone: [I] We could see the train approaching from a distance. › If you approach someone, you meet or communicate directly with that person: [T] We approached the bank manager about a loan.

(Definition of approach v (COME NEAR) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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apprehensive adj
apprentice n
apprise v
approach n COMING NEAR OR SOON
approach n DEALING WITH
approach v COME NEAR
approach v DEAL WITH
approachable adj COME NEAR
approbation n
appropriate adj CORRECT
appropriate v TAKE

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