Definition as Noun

• a close approximation
• a way of entering or leaving
• the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
• a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
• the act of drawing spatially closer to something
• the event of one object coming closer to another
• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

Definition as Noun

• orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Definition as Verb

• make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
• come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
• come near in time
• move towards
• begin to deal with

Definition as Verb

• access

• approach path, glide path, glide slope

• approach shot

• approaching, coming

• approaching

• approaching, coming

• attack, plan of attack

• overture, advance, feeler

• border on

• come near

• near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

• set about, go about

• advance, approach, feeler

• preliminary, prelude

• "the nearest approach to genius"

• "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

• "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

• "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

• "the approach of winter"

• "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

• "she rejected his advances"

• "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

• "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

• "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

• "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

• "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

• "she rejected his advances"

• "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

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

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