approach

[əˈproʊtʃ]

Definition:
1. Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.
2. To come near to something in distance or time.
3. A way of entering or leaving.

Use 'approach' in a sentence:

1. I have to change my approach, the competition is too good now.
2. Fundamentally, there are two different approaches to the problem.
3. It's fascinating to see how different people approach the problem.
4. We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information.
5. Mansell will race at average speeds approaching 200mph.
6. You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
7. We heard the sound of an approaching car/a car approaching.
8. We have a very communicative approach to teaching languages.
9. He approached me to create and design the restaurant.
10. Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.
11. The path serves as an approach to the boat house.
12. The downside of this approach is a lack of clear leadership.
13. She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened.
14. When I approached, they grew silent.
15. This approach is now seriously out of step with the times.
16. Few writers approach his richness of language.
17. It's here that we come up against the difference of approach.
18. When Chappel approached me about the job, my first reaction was of disbelief.
19. We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
20. She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them.
21. He may construe the approach as a hostile act.
22. As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left.
23. The path serves as an approach to the boathouse.
24. They pressed themselves flat against the tunnel wall as the train approached.
25. Oil prices have approached their highest level for almost ten years.
26. The Bank has approached the issue in a practical way.
27. At their approach the little boy ran away and hid.
28. He's giving a broad-brush approach to the subject.
29. He didn't approach the front door at once.
30. They've taken a very cautious approach.
31. He took a very scientific approach to management.
32. The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.
33. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.
34. The new approach had wide applicability to all sorts of different problems.
35. All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.
36. I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way) .
37. The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.
38. Employers are interested in how you approach problems.
39. I like the freshness of his approach to the problem.
40. The police used a softly-softly approach with him.
41. I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach.
42. I decided to try a more subtle approach.
43. He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.
44. Winter is approaching.
45. They have a laissez-faire approach to bringing up their children.
46. At their approach the little boy scurried and hid.
47. The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
48. The government is proclaiming a carrot-and-stick approach to the problem.
49. The government's approach to the problem was haphazard.
50. She resented his persistent approaches.
51. What's the best way of approaching this problem?
52. She approached the bank for a loan.
53. The club has made an approach to a local company for sponsorship.
54. As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous.
55. All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.
56. It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.
57. We need to take a more global approach to the problem.
58. We need to take a different approach to the problem.
59. Let us approach the subject from a different direction.
60. I think it's time we tried a fresh approach.
61. We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem.
62. There's a certain novelty value in this approach.
63. We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product.
64. We need more joined-up thinking in our approach to the environment.
65. He is more didactic in his approach to the learning process.
66. The wine made him bold enough to approach her.
67. The author has settled for a more academic approach.