Synonyms: coming, approach, approaching
Definition: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Usage: the hunter's approach scattered the geese
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: approach, approach shot
Definition: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
Usage: he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
Similar words: swing, golf shot, golf stroke
Definition: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Synonyms: approach, attack, plan of attack
Definition: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Usage: 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
Similar words: conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation
Definition: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
Definition: a way of entering or leaving
Usage: he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
Similar words: way
Definition: any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
Usage: he said he was looking for the way out
Synonyms: approach
Definition: a close approximation
Usage: the nearest approach to genius
Similar words: similarity
Definition: the quality of being similar
Synonyms: coming, approach, approaching
Definition: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Usage: the approach of winter
Similar words: timing
Definition: the time when something happens
Synonyms: overture, feeler, approach, advance
Definition: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Usage: she rejected his advances
Similar words: proposition, proffer, suggestion
Definition: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Usage: it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Synonyms: approach, approaching
Definition: the event of one object coming closer to another
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonyms: approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope
Definition: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Similar words: air lane, airway, skyway, flight path
Definition: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
Synonyms: approach
Definition: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Usage: I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters
Similar words: accost, address, come up to
Definition: speak to someone
Definition: come near in time
Usage: Winter is approaching; approaching old age
Definition: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Usage: He came singing down the road; Come with me to the Casbah; come down here!; come out of the closet!; come into the room
Synonyms: come near, come on, go up, near, draw close, draw near, approach
Definition: move towards
Usage: We were approaching our destination; They are drawing near; The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Definition: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Usage: He came singing down the road; Come with me to the Casbah; come down here!; come out of the closet!; come into the room
Synonyms: set about, approach, go about
Definition: begin to deal with
Usage: approach a task; go about a difficult problem; approach a new project
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Definition: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Usage: This borders on discrimination!; His playing approaches that of Horowitz
Similar words: approximate, come close
Definition: be close or similar
Usage: Her results approximate my own