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Definition: Approach |
ApproachNoun1. 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"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided". 2. The act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese". 3. A way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge". 4. The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing. 5. The event of one object coming closer to another. 6. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances". 7. The temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter". 8. A close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius". 9. 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". Verb1. Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer". 2. Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches tht of Horowitz". 3. Begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project". 4. Metaphorically, as in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age". 5. Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "approach" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Approach \Ap*proach"\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Approached; Approaching.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Once every 10, 000 years or so they come close to the sun. Source: European Union. (references) |
Language | The taking of tentative or introductory steps for a particular purpose (as full accomplishment, discussion, acquaintance or solicitation: his method of -- to the subject repels most readers) . . Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | To set into cutting position. This is generally accomplished by operating the feed mechanism by hand. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Part of the working stroke after reversal from the return stroke before the tool becomes engaged. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| In a water cooling tower, the difference between the average temperature of the exit water and the wet bulb temperature of the entering air. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Medicine | In surgery, the manner of securing access to a joint, cavity, part, or organ by a suitable incision through the overlying or neighboring structures. . Source: European Union. (references) |
Post & Telecom | Manoeuvre of an aircraft into position relative to the landing area for flattening-out and alighting. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | The airspace over an approach area. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In mathematics, the concept of a "limit" is used to describe the behavior of a function, as its argument gets "close" to either some point, or infinity; or the behavior of a sequence's elements, as their index approaches infinity. Limits are used in calculus (and other branches of mathematical analysis) to define derivatives and continuity.The concept of the "limit of a function" is further generalized to the concept of topological net, while the limit of a sequence is closely related to limit and direct limit in category theory.
Limit of a function
Main article: limit of a function
Limit of a function at a point
Suppose f(x) is a real function and c is a real number. If the values of f(x) approach (get close to, but don't necessarily reach) the number L, as x approaches c, one can state that "the limit of f(x), as x approaches c, is L" and writeFor example: f(x)=x/(x2+1). f(1.9)=0.4121, f(1.99)=0.4012; f(1.999)=0.4001. As x approaches 2, f(x) approaches 0.4 and hence we have limx→2 f(x)=0.4.
In this case limx→2 f(x)=f(2) and f is continuous at x=2. But it is not always the case, consider
Then limx→2 g(x)≠g(2) and so g is not continuous at x=2.
Limit of a function at infinity
One need not examine limits only as x approches some finite number; one can also examine the limit, of a function, as x approaches infinity. For example f(x)=2x / x+1. f(100)=1.9802, f(1000)=1.9980, f(10000)=1.9998. As x becomes extremely large, f(x) approaches 2. In this case:However, if one considers the codomain of f is the extension real line, then limit of a function at infinity could be considered as a special case of limit of a function at a point.
Limit of a sequence
Main article: limit of a sequenceConsider the following sequence: 1.79, 1.799, 1.7999,... We could observe that the numbers are "approaching" the 1.8, the limit of the sequence.
Formally, suppose x1, x2, ... is a sequence of real numbers. We say that the real number L is the limit of this sequence and we write
if and only if
Intuitively, this means that eventually all elements of the sequence get as close as we want to the limit, since the absolute value |xn - L| can be interpreted as the "distance" between xn and L. Not every sequence has a limit; if it does, we call it convergent, otherwise divergent. One can show that a convergent sequence has only one limit.
- for every ε>0 there exists a natural number n0 (which will depend on ε) such that for all n>n0 we have |xn - L| < ε.
The limit of a sequence and the limit of a function is closely related. On one hand, the limit of a sequence is simply the limit at infinity of a function defined on natural numbers. On the other land, a limit of a function f at x, if it exists, is the same as the limit of the sequence xn=f(x+1/n).
Topological net
Main article: net (topology)Better introduction is needed
All of the above notions of limit can be unified and generalized to arbitrary topological spaces by introducing topological nets and defining their limits. The article on nets elaborates on this.
An alternative is the concept of limit for filters on topological spaces.
Limit in category theory
Main article: limit (category theory)A introduction will be added soon.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Limit (mathematics)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| CVFP approach | English | Charted visual flight procedure approach | Transportation |
| AP | English | Approach lights | Transportation |
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Synonyms: ApproachSynonyms: access (n), advance (n), approach path (n), approach shot (n), approaching (n), attack (n), coming (n), feeler (n), glide path (n), glide slope (n), overture (n), plan of attack (n), border on (v), come near (v), come on (v), draw close (v), draw near (v), go about (v), go up (v), near (v), set about (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: set-to (mechanical engineering). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approach | Verb: approach, approximate, appropinquate; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue; tread on the heels of; bear up; make the land; hug the shore, hug the land. |
Noun: approach, approximation, appropinquation; access; appulse; afflux, affluxion; advent; (approach of time); pursuit. | |
Interjection: come hither! approach! here! come! come near! forward! | |
Destiny | Verb: impend; hang over, lie over; threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face; foreordain, preordain; predestine, doom, have in store for. |
Futurity | Come on, draw on; draw near; approach, await, threaten; impend; (be destined). |
Approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time; destiny; eventuality. | |
Method | Door; gateway; (opening); channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit; artery, lane, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor; back-door, back-stairs; secret passage; covert way; vennel. |
Nearness | Approach; convergence c.; perihelion. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Approach |
| English words defined with "approach": approach shot ♦ Counter approach ♦ ground-controlled approach ♦ landing approach. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "approach": A rule based approach to information systems development, aircraft approach limitation, approach time ♦ charted visual flight procedure approach ♦ expect approach clearance at, expected approach time ♦ ground controlled approach ♦ Integrated formal approach to industrial software development ♦ Multi-Media Approach ♦ non-linear approach ♦ PAR approach, precision approach procedure, precision approach radar ♦ standard beam approach, standard blind approach. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "approach": rapprochement. (references) |
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Screenplays | Ah, the direct approach. I like that from a man in a mask (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters) Do you find that this approach usually works (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) A revolutionary approach to the Theater (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) I'm taking a different approach with you, Zack (Saved by the Bell; writing credit: Ana Maria Moretzsohn) People just love your no-pressure approach. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | And I approach baby like (Hey Ma; performing artist: Cam'ron) I feel so high when I approach your sky (Feel So High; performing artist: Des'ree) As I approach the stand (Deacon Blues; performing artist: STEELY DAN) And I know that he cannot approach me ("No Scrubs"; performing artist: TLC) Six; carry the one so we have 169, but in the new approach, as you know, the (New Math; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Total Approach (1971) The Right Approach (1961) Approach to Theatre (1956) The Approach to Shelburn (1900) Final Approach (1991) | |
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 | Animal studies are necessary to confirm in vitro results before trials in human beings can be considered. One new approach is to enclose human cancer cells in microscopic capsules and grow them in laboratory-bred mice, which are then treated with a test drug. Credit: Mike Mitchell (photographer). |  | STS-66 Atlantis Landing Approach at Edwards. Credit: NASA. |
 | Columbia On Final Approach. Credit: NASA. |  | Taking advantage of Mars's closest approach to Earth in eight years, astronomers using the ... Credit: NASA. |
 | Recovery of current buoy from approach to nearly on deck Off of WAINRIGHT Photo #3 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Approach recognition chart of Truk Islands Chart shows varying aspects of Truk while approaching from different directions Work of Roswell Bolstad while Marine intelligence officer. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | View of Fortuna Bay on approach to Cyril E. King Airport. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Cockpit of C-141 flying over approach to Antarctic continent. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Leopard seal; Lieutenants Rich Behn and Dave Neander gingerly approach large leopard seal. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | This Vienna County landowner has worked with NRCS to implement a holistic conservation approach to his land. Credit: Dot Paul. |
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| "Vasco da Gama Bridge" by Luis Alves Commentary: "Named after the famous 15th-century explorer, Vasco da Gama, this immense cable-stayed bridge across the Tagus River in Lisbon is eleven miles long. The actual construction time of this structure represented a world record for a bridge of this scale. The" |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | The best angle from which to approach a problem is the Try-angle. |
Blaise Pascal | Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. |
Cicero | In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men. |
Francois De La Rochefoucauld | Our enemies approach nearer to truth in their judgments of us than we do ourselves. |
Fuller | The blush is nature's alarm at the approach of sin, and her testimony to the dignity of virtue. |
Hitopadesa | Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down. |
James F. Byrnes | The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal. |
Seneca | The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave. |
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Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | When American military men approach some serious situation they are wont to write at the head of their directive the words "over-all strategic concept." There is wisdom in this, as it leads to clarity of thought. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Roe v. Wade | 1973 | Though the State cannot override that right, it has legitimate interests in protecting both the pregnant woman's health and the potentiality of human life, each of which interests grows and reaches a "compelling" point at various stages of the woman's approach to term. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | In so large a party it was not necessary that Emma should approach her. |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | My Lady was the first to notice their approach. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | It beckoned Scrooge to approach, which he did. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Near this latter spot, one afternoon, some children were at play, when they beheld a tall woman, in a grey robe, approach the cottage door |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It seems as though at the approach of a certain dark hour, the light of heaven infills those who are leaving the light of earth |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He saw her approach him in a lull of the talk and beg him to sing one of his curious songs |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Only the unbalanced sky showed the approach of dawn, no horizon to the west, and a line to the east |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The hens were driven in by my approach. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Never approach a wild animal. (references) | |
The drug court is a promising approach. (references) | ||
The standard approach is transthoracic. (references) | ||
Business | The second approach is more subtle. (references) | |
These competitors also have an aggressive marketing approach. (references) | ||
Appointing an agent or distributor is the most common approach. (references) | ||
Children | Cote d'Ivoire | NGO centers are more flexible and individualized in their approach and have had more success with the children. (references) |
Korea | The UNCRC found that the Government's strategy, policies, and programs for children do not fully reflect the rights-based approach enshrined in the convention. (references) | |
Mexico | An example of this educational approach is the Tree House (La Casa del Arbol), an interactive learning project sponsored by the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Israel and the occupied territories | Police maintained a low profile and in most cases did not approach the demonstrations. (references) |
Laos | Television talk shows and opinion articles refer only to differences in administrative approach. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | In practice this approach results in abuses against many non-political Muslims for their religious beliefs. (references) | |
Discrimination | Hong Kong | Past criticism of the organization for passivity and for emphasizing conciliation instead of acting as a watchdog or pursuing court cases disappeared as the Commission has become increasingly activist in its approach. (references) |
Economic History | Costa Rica | A patient sales approach is preferred to a "hard sell". (references) |
Bulgaria | Intermodal transportation is a new approach for Bulgaria. (references) | |
Human Rights | Latvia | The SOROS program emphasizes a "train the trainers" approach and has trained seven teaching staff. (references) |
Pakistan | Persons who attempted to approach the site of the rally on March 23 were prevented from doing so by the police, who at times beat would-be participants. (references) | |
Slovak Republic | The Ministry of Justice has initiated a program in which free legal advice is offered in seven cities every Wednesday for 5 hours; however, a legal NGO has claimed that a more systematic approach is necessary. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Canada | In 1998 the Government established the Aboriginal Action Plan, a "long-term, broad-based" policy approach to promote the quality of life of aboriginal people and promote self-sufficiency. (references) |
Minorities | Jordan | When such situations arise, families may approach local government officials for resolution. (references) |
Bahamas | Leaders of the Haitian community approve of the Government's approach to the repatriation of illegal migrants and point to the high number of ethnic Haitians in the public service. (references) | |
Political Economy | OMAN | There is a case-by-case approach towards major projects by more than 70 percent or wholly foreign-owned firms. (references) |
JAPAN | Biotechnology: Japan has adopted a scientific approach in its approval process for genetically modified (GM) foods. (references) | |
Nepal | On economic issues, the party favors a liberal, market-oriented approach, though one occasionally tinged by populist measures. (references) | |
Political Rights | Maldives | Individuals or groups are free to approach members of the Majlis with grievances or opinions on proposed legislation, and any member may introduce legislation. (references) |
Trade | Uzbekistan | There is no systematic approach to government procurement in Uzbekistan. (references) |
Nigeria | It is therefore necessary to approach with caution any export proposals from Nigerian banks. (references) | |
Travel | Philippines | The Filipino approach to the problem is to use staff capable of moving through the bureaucracy. (references) |
Honduras | Interested parties must approach the nearest Honduran consulate or the Honduran Embassy in Washington. (references) | |
Uruguay | Business dress and appearance, as well as one's general approach to business relations, should be very conservative. (references) | |
Women | Bangladesh | Between the two, their coordinated approach includes public awareness, case reporting, short- and long-term treatment, and legal justice. (references) |
Australia | The program is designed to prevent FGM, to assist women and girls who already have been subjected to it, and to promote a consistent approach to the issue nationwide. (references) | |
Botswana | In May the Department held a national workshop on violence toward women and issued another report on using an integrated approach among all interested parties to gender-based violence. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Morocco | Traffickers approach their victims by offering them money. (references) |
Moldova | This "friend of a friend" approach most often is used in the countryside. (references) | |
Moldova | In many areas, friends or acquaintances approach young women and offer them help to get good jobs abroad. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit. When David said: "All men are liars," Dave, Himself a liar, fibbed like any thief. Perhaps he thought to weaken disbelief By proof that even himself was not a slave To Truth; though I suspect the aged knave Had been of all her servitors the chief Had he but known a fig's reluctant leaf Is more than e'er she wore on land or wave. No, David served not Naked Truth when he Struck that sledge-hammer blow at all his race; Nor did he hit the nail upon the head: For reason shows that it could never be, And the facts contradict him to his face. Men are not liars all, for some are dead. Bartle Quinker |
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Norman Mineta | Well, first of all, bag-match is not the silver bullet all by itself. As I indicated earlier, security is a multi-layered approach. And the law itself that Congress passed gave us a blueprint in terms of mandates of how we should screen baggage. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | At its approach an overwhelming force of gallant men might always be put in motion. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | I am confident that such an approach to the subject will result in prudent and effective remedial legislation. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Such an approach has become imperative if the American political and economic system is to succeed under the conditions of economic instability and uncertainty which we have to face. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Bulldozers and cranes were observed as late as Thursday actively clearing new areas within the sites and improving the approach roads to the launch pads. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Because our strengths are so great, we can afford to appraise our weaknesses with candor and to approach them with hope. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | In the end, how well we do that work will depend on the spirit in which we approach it. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We must strive, through innovations like the payment-in-kind crop swap approach and an aggressive export policy, to restore health and vitality to rural America. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Now, our approach protects the quality of care and people's choices. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | To encourage innovation and more choices, and to help those who are out of work find the dignity of a new job, today, I'm unveiling a new approach to helping unemployed Americans through Personal Re-employment Accounts. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Approach" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.13% of the time. "Approach" is used about 14,822 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 88.13% | 13,062 | 702 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 7.2% | 1,067 | 7,034 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.45% | 659 | 9,937 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.15% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Noun (common) | 0.08% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Total | 100.00% | 14,822 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "approach": a man who is easy to approach ♦ A rule based approach to information systems development ♦ abbreviated visual approach slope indicator system ♦ aid to approach ♦ aircraft approach limitation ♦ allow to approach ♦ antisense approach ♦ approach a task ♦ approach chart ♦ approach control office ♦ approach control service ♦ approach end of runway ♦ approach funnel ♦ approach idling conditions ♦ approach lane ♦ approach light ♦ approach light beacon ♦ approach lighting system ♦ approach lights ♦ approach march ♦ approach noise measurement point ♦ approach of time ♦ approach path ♦ approach pattern ♦ approach ramp ♦ approach road ♦ approach route ♦ approach run ♦ approach schedule ♦ approach sequence ♦ approach shot ♦ approach stealthily ♦ approach surface ♦ approach the city ♦ approach the end ♦ approach time ♦ approach to ♦ approach to doing ♦ approach to shakespeare ♦ approach to stall ♦ approach trench ♦ approach works ♦ automatic approach and landing ♦ avenue of approach ♦ charted visual flight procedure approach ♦ circling approach ♦ closest approach ♦ constructive approach ♦ Counter approach ♦ covered routes of approach ♦ curved approach ♦ Diamond Approach ♦ discontinued approach ♦ ex vivo approach ♦ expect approach clearance at ♦ expected approach time ♦ final approach ♦ final approach fix ♦ final approach path ♦ final approach point ♦ graft by approach ♦ grafting by approach ♦ ground controlled approach ♦ helicopter approach route ♦ historical approach ♦ home country approach ♦ ILS approach ♦ in vivo approach ♦ initial approach ♦ initial approach area ♦ initial approach fix ♦ initial approach path ♦ instrument approach ♦ instrument approach chart ♦ instrument approach procedure ♦ instrument approach runway ♦ Integrated formal approach to industrial software development ♦ intermediate approach ♦ intermediate approach fix ♦ intermediate approach path ♦ landing approach ♦ line of approach ♦ matter of course approach ♦ missed approach ♦ missed approach procedure ♦ nominal approach path ♦ PAR approach ♦ precautionary approach ♦ precision approach category ♦ precision approach controller ♦ precision approach procedure ♦ precision approach radar ♦ precision approach runway ♦ psychological operations approach ♦ radar approach ♦ radio approach aids ♦ reference landing approach speed ♦ rule value approach ♦ segmented approach path ♦ simple approach lighting system ♦ standard beam approach. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "approach": approach-optical. | |
Ending with "approach": angle-of-approach, glide-approach, macro-approach, process-approach, there-approach. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "approach"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | naderkom (advance, come close, come closer, come on), nader (nearer), benader (approximate). (various references) | |
Albanian | afrohem (advance, approximate, border on, close in, close on, come close, come closer, come on, draw near, gain on, impend, make up, near, nigh, verge), afrim (coming, oncoming). (various references) | |
Arabic | طريق (carriage way, course, lane, line, pass, passage, path, pathway, ride, right path, road, route, row, run, runway, rut, track, trail, way), أسلوب التعامل, إتصل (communicate, connect, contact, join, pertain, reach, relate, respect), إقترح (hold out, offer, propose, proposition, put, slate, submit, suggest, vote), إقترب (bear up, draw near, near), إقتراب (access, accession, approaches, approximation, oncoming), دنا (bear up), ضاهى (compare, emulate, equal), فاتح (conqueror, light), تقرب إليه, قرب (beside, bring closer, close to, closeness, near, nearness, next to, prefer, proximity, towards, vicinity), لفت إنتباهه, نهج (path, process, tactic, way), مقاربة, منهاج (program, programme), الأجتماع به والتحدث به. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | приближаване (accession, coming), достъп (access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, entrance, entrйe, ingress, passage), подход, подхождам (agree, assort, become, befit, beseem, conform, do, fit, match, sit, sort), подхващам (begin, tackle, take up, undertake), подстъп (attack, avenue of approach, pass), доближавам, приближавам се (approximate, converge, draw near, drive up, pull in, walk up), сондирам (explore, probe, search), път (door, drive, driveway, fetch, gateway, itinerary, journey, key, lode, pad, part, parting, passage, path, pathway, race, ride, riding, road, roadway, route, time, track, trail, tube, way), близост (adjacency, alliance, appetence, appetency, association, closeness, immediacy, impendence, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood, propinquity, proximity, reach, vicinity), започвам преговори с, заемам се с, наближаване (accession), обръщам се към (accost, address, apostrophize, invoke), приближавам (drive up). (various references) | |
Chinese | 逼近 (close in on, draw near, press on towards), 靠近 (near), 方法 (method, Methods, Modus), 態度 (attitude, bearing, manner), 來臨 (come closer), 上來 (come up, used after verb to indicate success). (various references) | |
Czech | postup (advance, consecution, course, course of action, practice, procedure, process, progress, progression, run, working), přistoupit (accede, come nearer), přiblížit se (ride up), přiblížení (approximation), přístup (access, accession, admission, admittance, attitude, entry, ingress, stance), metoda (line, method, modality, system, technique), blížit se (draw near, verge). (various references) | |
Danish | anløb, anflyvning, adgangsvej til bro (access to a bridge), vejtilslutning (access to a bridge, interchange, junction of highway and motor road), luftrum over indflyvningssektor, koelegraense, indstille (adjust, bring into position, move into position, position, set, to adjust, to fit), indflyvning, flyvedemonstration (in-flight demonstration). (various references) | |
Dutch | nadering (making land), aanvliegen (fly). (various references) | |
Esperanto | apudiĝi (come closer), alveturejo (access, drive, sweep), alproksimiĝo, alpaŝo, alpaŝi al, alpaŝi (deal with, tackle), aliri (advance, come on), alflugi (fly), proksimiĝo, proksimiĝi (advance, come close, come closer, come on). (various references) | |
Faeroese | nærkast (advance, come close, come closer, come on). (various references) | |
Farsi | معبر (Conduit, Crossover, Cut, Pad, Pathway, Road, Thoroughfare, Traverse), نزدیک امدن (Approximate), نزدیک شدن (Accede, Near, Nigh, Verge). (various references) | |
Finnish | asettaa (instal ... in office, lay, place, put, reinstate in one's post, set), ylikulkumatka alussa, sillan tulotie (access to a bridge), saapua (appear, arrive, come, end up, get), paikoittaa (park), lähetä (converge, draw near, near), lähestyminen, lähestyä (draw near), lähennellä (make advances to), höylänterän ylikulkumatka alussa. (various references) | |
French | approche (APCH), aborder. (various references) | |
Frisian | oanpakken, oanpakke (assault, begin, commence, deal with, start, tackle, violate). (various references) | |
German | sich nähern (draw nearer, get closer, move in, to approach), nähern (approache, approximate, to approximate), bevorstehen (advance, be imminent, be in store, be near, come close, come closer, come on, impend, menace, threaten, to be imminent, to be in store for, to impend), anflug (approach run, flight, hint, spice, sprinkling, strain, streak, touch, trace). (various references) | |
Greek | προσέγγιση (access, approximation, getting near, rapprochement), πλησιάζω (accost, approximate, close in, close with, come up to, draw on, near, step up). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | afrohem (advance, come close, come closer, come on), afrim. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לקרב (bring closer, bring near, near), להתקרב (approximate, draw near, near), לגשת (come near, near, set to, start), התקרב, דרך גישה (access road), גישה (access, attitude), ביאה (arrival, coition, coitus, coming, entrance, intercourse), נגישה (exaction). (various references) | |
Hungarian | közeledés (approximation, oncoming), megközelítés (approximation). (various references) | |
Indonesian | ancangan, perdekatan, menghampiri (come close to), mendekati (approtimate). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | urnikpaa (to approach). (various references) | |
Irish | tagann. (various references) | |
Italian | accesso (access, adit, admission, admittance, attack, bout, entrance, entry, fit, spasm, whiplash), avvicinarsi (advance, come, come close, come closer, come on, near, walk up), avvicinare (accost, brign near, bring near, come near, near), avvicinamento (APCH, let-down, making land), accostare (abut, accost, draw near, go near, juxtapose). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 進入路 , 見付 , 入口 (entrance, gate, mouth), 入口 (entrance, gate, mouth), 入り口 (entrance, gate, mouth), アフリカ民族会議 (a priori, abnormal, abseiling, absinthe, absolutism, abstract, abstract art, abstraction, adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made, African National Congress, Afro, Afro-Cuban rhythm, Afro-hair, ahead, ANC, APL, application, application program, application software, apply, approach light, approach shot, apres-guerre, apricot, dubbing, lowering on a rope, postlooping, postrecording, postsynchronization). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しんにゅうろ, いりぐち (entrance, gate, mouth), いりくち (entrance, gate, mouth), アプローチ , みつけ, はいりぐち (entrance, gate, mouth). (various references) | |
Korean | 접근 (Access, ACCS, Approaching, Approximating, Nearing). (various references) | |
Manx | tayrn er-gerrey da, beeal (cone, crater, flue, mouth, muzzle, orifice, outlet, passage, rictus, rim). (various references) | |
Maya | nadz (to approach). (various references) | |
Norwegian | adkomst. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | approachay.(various references) | |
Polish | zbliżyć się (advance, come close, come closer, come on). (various references) | |
Portuguese | aproximação (access, adit, forthcoming, oncoming, rapprochement). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | entrada (entrance, entry). (various references) | |
Romanian | se apropia (advance, approximate, brew, close in, close up, come, come on, draw, draw near, draw on, drive up, near). (various references) | |
Russian | вход (adit, admission, admittance, admittances, doorway, embouchure, entrance, entry, gateway, ingoing, ingress, login, mouth, passage), обращаться (allocute, apostrophize, appeal, apply, circulate, handle, plead, recur, refer, treat), заход на посадку, быть почти равным, близиться (draw near), приступать (enter on, get started), приближение (adit, approximation, oncoming, on-coming), приближаться (approached, approximate, aproached, converge, draw near, near, nigh, verge), подступ (avenue of approach), подход, доступ (access, accession, admittance, entrйe, recourse). (various references) | |
Scottish | ionnsuidh (assault : dh' ionnsuidh, attempt), dlùthaich (draw near, join). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pristupiti (join), pristup (access, admission, entry), prilaz (access, avenue of approach), približiti se (approximate, bring closer, get on to, near), prići (accost, get at). (various references) | |
Spanish | aproximación (approximation, forthcoming, rapprochement), enfoque (focusing, focussing, grasp), aproximarse (advance, approximate, come close, come closer, come on, come up to, near). (various references) | |
Swedish | nalkas (advance, brew, come close, come closer, come on), närma sig (approximate, bring nearer, close, draw on, lead up to, push), inflygning (letdown), annalkande (approaching, coming, gathering, impendence, oncoming), anflygning. (various references) | |
Turkish | andırmak (approximate, flavor of, flavour of, imitate, partake, remind, remind of, savor of, savour of), teşebbüs (attempt, bid, enterprise, fist, venture), başlangıç (beginning, big bang, commencement, commencing, cradle, dawn, departure, doorway, early, elementary, exordium, first, go off, inception, incipience, incipiency, incunabula, infancy, introduction, lead off, morning, off, onset, origin, outset, preamble, preliminary, prelude, prime, proem, prolog, prologue, push off, setout, start, starting, take off, toe-hold), başvurmak (appeal, apply, call on, call upon, consult, fall back on, fall back upon, have recourse to, look to, make an application, put in, put in for, refer, resort, resort to, turn to), benzemek (appear, approximate, be similar, bear resemblance to, compare, correspond, dovetail, Favor, favour, have an air of, have resemblance to, look alike, look like, match, mimic, promise, remind, remind of, resemble, resemble smb. in looks, seem, take after, take on, throw back), benzerlik (affinity, analogy, community, comparison, conformity, congeniality, identity, kinship, likeness, mimicry, parallel, parallelism, parity, propinquity, resemblance, sameness, similar, similarity, similitude), ele almak (deal, go about, go around, go at, handle, tackle), görüşmek (argue, canvass, confer, consult, contact, discuss, get into touch, have a talk with, interview, keep in touch, meet, negotiate, parley, powwow, reason, see, talk), girişim (attempt, bid, effort, enterprise, essay, fist, go, initiative, interference, ploy, shot, show, step, trial, undertaking, venture), girişmek (address oneself to, attack, begin, buckle down to, buckle oneself to, embark, embark upon, enter into, enter on, enter upon, fall to, fling, have a bash, interfere, jut into, kick off, knuckle down to, launch, launch out, pitch into, proceed, set about, set off, set one's hand to, set oneself to do smth., set out, set to, start in, start out, tackle, take a step, take the initiative, throw oneself into, undertake, venture on, venture upon, wade in, wade into), koyulmak (address oneself to, attack, begin, go, hop to it, launch out, set about, set oneself to do smth., set out, set to, settle down to, sit down, start, start in, start off, start out, tackle, turn to), yol (angle, Avenue, channel, cutting, expedient, gateway, handle, itinerary, journey, meatus, outlet, path, road, route, tack, thoroughfare, trail, via, walk, way, weigh, wise), temasta bulunmak, ulaşmak (achieve, aggregate, arrive, attain, come, come at, come to, come up to, come up with, effect, figure out at, gain, get at, hit, live up to, reach, win), varmak (arrive, arrive at, attain, come at, come to, end up, get, get at, get to, go into, hit, make, reach), yaklaşım (touch), yaklaşma (access, approximation, coming, oncoming), yaklaşmak (approximate, be pushing, bear down on, close, come close to, come near, come on, come up, converge, draw, draw close, draw near, draw on, get hotter, get warmer, go on for, near, push, step up, verge, walk up, walk up to), yanaşma (handmaid), yanaşmak (accost, draw close, draw into, draw near, lend oneself to, roll up, walk up, walk up to), ilk adım (first step, initiative, toe-hold). (various references) | |
Turkmen | golaяlamak, ebeteя, зemeleюmek (arrive, go up to). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | заходження на посадку, починати переговори, прихід (advent, ascension, coming), підходити (become, befall, befit, beseem, come up to, draw on, like, near, nigh, pertain, satisfy), підхід (access, angle), під'їзд (porch), подача (batting, innings, input, serve, serving), зближатися, розбіг, звертатися (accost, address, apostrophize, call on, refer, refer back), межувати (abut, adjoin, affront, border, butt, neighbor upon, neighbour upon, outskirt, touch on, verge), наближатися (appropinquate, approximate, be anear, come near, draw, near, nigh, verge, wear), наближення (approximation, coming, forthcoming, oncoming, shave), настання (coming-in, oncoming), наставати (arrive, come, come on, set in), бути схожим (be alike, be like, look alike, look like, take after). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự lại gần sự gần như, sự gần giống như đường đi đến, sự đến gần (accession). (various references) | |
Welsh | agosa/u (approximate, draw near), ymnesa/u (draw near), nesu at, nesa/u (draw near), dynesu (draw near), dynesiad, dyfodfa (access, entrance), cyrchu (attack, bring, fetch, frequent, go, repair, resort). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | accedam, accedamus, accedant, accedas, accedat, accede, accedebant, accedemus, accedens, accedensque, accedent, accedente, accedentem, accedentes, accedentia, accedentibus, accedentque, accedere, accederent, accederet, accederetis, accedes, accedesque, accedet, accedetisque, accedit, accedite, accedunt, accesserint, accesseris, accesserit, accesserunt, accesseruntque, accessi, accessimus, accessissent, accessisset, accessisti, accessistis, accessit, accessitque, accessu, accessum, accessuri, ad-, adeamus, adeo, adeodatus, adgredi, adgrediar, adgressi, adgressuras, adgressus, adiada, adierint, adierunt, adieruntque, adii, adiit, adire, adito, aditu, admovebat, admovens, admovere, admoveri, admovissent, admovit, adpropinquo, adproximant, adventu, adventui, adventum, adventus, aggredior, appetentes, appetitus, appetunt, appetuntur, appropinquare, appropinquo, ascensu, ascensum, ascensus, congressi, congressis, congressus, herodiadis, incedam, incedant, incedebam, incedebant, incedebat, incedens, incedentem, incedentes, incedentibus, incedere, incederent, incederetis, incedit, incedo, incedunt, incesseris, incessisti, incessu, incessus, ingressu, ingressum, ingressus, ingressusque, insta, instabant, instabat, instabunt, instante, instantem, instantes, instantia, instantibus, instantis, instare, instarent, instat, instate, instet, institerit, obitu, obitum, obitus, pliadis, propinquo, proxima, proximamus, proximans, proximas, proximasti, proximat, proximavit, proximo, successu, successum, successus. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | upâiti. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | appropiare. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | gretan. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 18, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | AnqrwpoV anqrwpoV proV panta oikeia sarkoV autou ou proseleusetai apokaluyai aschmosunhn egw kurioV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Omnis homo ad proximam sanguinis sui non accedet ut revelet turpitudinem eius ego Dominus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Eche man to the nexte woman of his blood shal not goo to, that he opne the filthed of hir; Y Lord. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Se that ye goo to none of youre nyghest kynred for to vncouer their secrettes, for I am the Lorde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | You may not have sex connection with anyone who is a near relation: I am the Lord. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Leviticus Chapter 18, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Walay bisan kinsa kaninyo nga magaduol sa bisan kinsa nga haduol nga kabanayan, aron sa pagbukas sa ilang pagkabuho. Ako mao si Jehova. |
| Croatian | Neka se nitko od vas ne približuje svojoj krvnoj rodbini da otkriva njezinu golotinju. Ja sam Jahve! |
| Danish | Ingen af eder må komme sine kødelige Slægtninge nær, så han blotter deres Blusel. Jeg er HERREN! |
| Dutch | Niemand zal tot enige nabestaande zijns vleses naderen, om de schaamte te ontdekken; Ik ben de HEERE! |
| Finnish | Älköön kukaan teistä ryhtykö veriheimolaiseensa paljastaakseen hänen häpyänsä. Minä olen Herra. |
| French | Nul de vous ne s`approchera de sa parente, pour découvrir sa nudité. Je suis l`Éternel. |
| German | Niemand soll sich zu seiner nächsten Blutsfreundin tun, ihre Blöße aufzudecken; denn ich bin der HERR. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Apre sa, Seyè a bay regleman sa yo: -Piga pesonn kouche yon fanm ki fanmi pre l'. Se mwen menm ki Seyè a. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | TUHAN memberikan peraturan-peraturan ini. Jangan bersetubuh dengan salah seorang dari sanak saudaramu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Seorangpun jangan menghampiri seorang sanak saudaranya hendak kawin dengan dia: Bahwa Akulah Tuhan! |
| Italian | Nessuno si accosterà a una sua consanguinea, per avere rapporti con lei. Io sono il Signore. |
| Maori | ¶ Kaua tetahi o koutou e whakatata ki tetahi o ona whanaunga tupu, hura ai i to ratou kiri tahanga: ko Ihowa ahau. |
| Norwegian | Ingen av eder skal røre ved nogen kvinne av sin nære slekt for å ha omgang med henne; jeg er Herren. |
| Rumanian | Nici unul din voi sq nu se apropie de ruda lui de sknge, ca sq -i descopere goliciunea. Eu sknt Domnul. |
| Russian | оЙЛФП ОЙ Л ЛБЛПК ТПДУФЧЕООЙГЕ РП РМПФЙ ОЕ ДПМЦЕО РТЙВМЙЦБФШУС У ФЕН, ЮФПВЩ ПФЛТЩФШ ОБЗПФХ. с зПУРПДШ. |
| Spanish | "Ningún hombre se acerque a una mujer que sea su parienta cercana para descubrir su desnudez. Yo, Jehovah. |
| Swedish | Ingen bland eder skall komma vid någon kvinna som år hans nära blodsförvant och blotta hennes blygd. Jag är HERREN. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "approach": approachabilities, approachability, approachable, approached, approaches, approaching. (additional references) | |
Words containing "approach": inapproachable, unapproachabilities, unapproachability, unapproachable, unapproachably. (additional references) | |
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"Approach" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: appoarch, apporach, approache, approachs, approch, approche, approuch, aproach, Apurimac, rapproach. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "approach" (pronounced uprō"kh) |
| 4 | -p r ō" kh | reproach. |
| 3 | -r ō" kh | broach, brooch, encroach, roach. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-o-p-p-r" | |
-1 letter: apocarp. | |
-2 letters: carhop, coppra, coprah, paraph. | |
-3 letters: copra, orach, pacha, parch, poach, porch, roach. | |
-4 letters: arch, arco, caph, capo, carp, chao, chap, char, chop, crap, crop, haar, harp, hoar, hora, opah, orca, paca, papa, para, prao, proa, prop. | |
-5 letters: aah, aha, arc, cap, car, cop, cor, hao, hap, hop, oar, oca, ora, orc, pac, pah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-o-p-p-r" | |
+1 letter: apocrypha. | |
+2 letters: apocryphal, approached, approaches. | |
+3 letters: approaching. | |
+4 letters: apocryphally, approachable, paleographic, pantographic, pharmacopeia, planographic. | |
+5 letters: parthenocarpy, pharmacopeial, pharmacopeias, pharmacopoeia, polarographic, prosencephala, topographical, typographical. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Quotations: Speeches 15. Usage Frequency 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Bible Trace | 21. Abbreviations 22. Acronyms 23. Derivations 24. Rhymes | 25. Anagrams 26. Bibliography |
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