definition of
approach

[1] #1 approach v. [near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near] move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer". wn

[2] #2 approach n. [attack, plan of attack] ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "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". wn

[3] #3 approach n. [approaching, coming] the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese". wn

[4] #4 approach v. [border on] come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz". wn

[5] #5 approach v. [set about, go about] begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project". wn