approaches

Noun

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
• the act of drawing spatially closer to something
• a way of entering or leaving
• the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
• the event of one object coming closer to another
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
• a close approximation
• a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
• Movements to gain favour; advances.
• The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
• plural of approach

Verb

• move towards
• come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
  • "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
• begin to deal with
• come near in time
• make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
• third-person singular simple present indicative of approach

Synonyms

access, advance, approach, approach path, approach shot, approaching, attack, border on, come near, come on, coming, draw close, draw near, feeler, glide path, glide slope, go about, go up, near, overture, plan of attack, set about