Definition of "Approach" :

noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something

"The hunter's approach scattered the geese."

noun: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green

"He lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green."

noun: 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."

noun: a way of entering or leaving

noun: a close approximation

"The nearest approach to genius."

noun: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

"The approach of winter."

noun: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

noun: the event of one object coming closer to another

noun: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

verb: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters."

verb: come near in time

"Winter is approaching."

verb: move towards

"We were approaching our destination."

verb: begin to deal with

"Approach a task."

verb: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

"His playing approaches that of Horowitz."