Approach

imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n. Approaching

1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

   Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city?

   But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic]
2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood.

   He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer.

3. To take approaches to. (Mil.)

1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

   A nearer approach to the human type.

2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.

   The approach to kings and principal persons.

3. Movements to gain favor; advances.
4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
5. The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. (Fort.)
6. See Approaching. (Hort.)
7. A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. (Golf)
8. that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip. (Aviation)
9. the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins. (Bowling)