approach

/əˈprəʊtʃ/ noun

Definition

METHOD [C] › a way of doing something: Liam has a different approach to the problem. We've decided to adopt/take a new approach.

ASKING [C] › when you speak or write to someone, often asking to buy something or offering them work

COMING CLOSER [U] › when something or someone gets nearer, in distance or time: the approach of winter

PATH [C] › a path or route that leads to a place

(Definition of approach noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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