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Approach
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
To move closer or near to something or someone.
Synonyms:
advance
come
reach
near
encroach
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
As we
approached
the door, a woman suddenly appeared.
Tom was now
approaching
the age of twenty.
Half a dozen
approaches
had been tried in the past.
Etymology:
From Middle English
approchen
, from Old French
aprochier
, derived from Latin
applicare
, meaning
to draw near
.
Usage Statistics:
117 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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