meaning of approaches

1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
2.
To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
3.
To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.
4.
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.
5.
To take approaches to.
6.
The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
7.
A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
8.
Movements to gain favor; advances.
9.
A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
10.
The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.
11.
See Approaching.
12.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunters approach scattered the ">geese"


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