Synonym: access, advance, come near, entrance, inlet, passageway. Antonym: leave, part, separate. Similar words: approve, approval, approve of, appropriate, approximately, coach, appreciation, road. Meaning: [ə'prəʊtʃ] n. 1. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something 3. a way of entering or leaving 4. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing 5. the event of one object coming closer to another 6. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others 7. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time 8. a close approximation 9. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green. v. 1. move towards 2. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character 3. begin to deal with 4. come near in time 5. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.
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151. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety.
152. He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.
153. He is more didactic in his approach to the learning process.
154. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway.
155. Clinton was praised on all sides for his warm manner and diplomatic approach.
156. It is advisable to take an open - minded approach to new ideas.
157. The problems began long before he became headteacher, but they worsened with his laissez-faire approach/attitude.
158. It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
159. That's the nearest approach to an apology you're going to get from Paula.
160. The most famous exponent of this approach to art was probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
161. The freshness and dynamism of her approach was welcomed by all her students.
162. Try to cultivate a more relaxed and positive approach to life.
162. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
163. The courts were asked to adopt a more flexible approach to young offenders.
164. To summarise, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
165. Police warned members of the public not to approach the man, who may be armed.
166. Problems arise if the parents' approach to discipline is inconsistent.
167. I think you're on the wrong tack with that approach.
168. The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
169. You should lower/reduce your speed as you approach a junction.
170. There was no mistaking the approach of winter; he could feel its bite.
171. We have a flexible approach to what we're doing that allows us to make any necessary changes as we go along.
172. His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach.
173. The attitude of the parents toward the usefulness of what is learned must colour the way children approach school.
174. I think a more sophisticated approach is needed to solve this problem.
175. Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children.
176. Careful how you approach him - he can cut up a bit rough if he's got a mind to.
177. Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium.
178. The pilot was asked to slow his approach to the runway.
179. Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted approach to the problem of global warming.
180. The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl.
More similar words: approve, approval, approve of, appropriate, approximately, coach, appreciation, road, broad, take into account, throat, on the road, railroad, take the road, broadcast, each, teach, beach, reach, preach, teacher, attach, each other, reach out, attach to, each time, at home and abroad, apply, apple, happy.