approach

/əˈprəʊtʃ/ verb

Definition

COME CLOSE [I, T] › to come close in distance or time: The train now approaching platform 2 is the 5.35 to London, Kings Cross. Christmas is fast approaching.

DEAL WITH [T] › to deal with something: I'm not sure how to approach the problem.

SPEAK TO SOMEONE [T] › to speak or write to someone, often asking to buy something or offering them work: She's been approached by a modelling agency.

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