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Verb approach has 5 senses
- approach, 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"
--1 is one way to come, come up
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue approach
- border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
--2 is one way to approximate, come close
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- set about, go about, approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
--3 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- approach, come near - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
--4 is one way to come, come up
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
--5 is one way to address, accost, come up to
Sample sentence:
They approach him to write the letter
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