approach
[ uh-prohch ]
/ əˈproʊtʃ /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to come nearer; draw near: A storm is approaching.
to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate.
noun
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Origin of approach
First recorded in 1275–1325; (verb) Middle English a(p)prochen, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin adpropiāre “to draw near,” equivalent to ad- “to” and propiāre “to draw near,” derivative of Latin propius “nearer” (comparative of prope “near”), replacing Latin appropinquāre; (noun) late Middle English approche, derivative of the verb; see ad-, propinquity
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approach
/ (əˈprəʊtʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for approach
C14: from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre to draw near, from Latin prope near
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