approach

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

“the approach of winter”

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

“His playing approaches that of Horowitz”

the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

a close approximation

“the nearest approach to genius”

make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

“I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters”

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”

move towards

“We were approaching our destination”

the event of one object coming closer to another

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”

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

a way of entering or leaving