📒 a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task
- She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them.
- It was time to take a different approach.
- an alternative/innovative approach
📒 movement nearer to somebody/something in distance or time
- She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened.
- the approach of spring
- They felt apprehensive about the approach of war.
📒 the act of speaking to somebody about something, especially when making an offer or a request
- The club has made an approach to a local company for sponsorship.
- We've received an approach from the director of a rival company.
📒 attempts to start a personal or sexual relationship with somebody
- She resented his persistent approaches.
📒 a path, road, etc. that leads to a place
- All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.
- a new approach road to the port
- The approach to the village was very pretty.
📒 the part of an aircraft’s flight immediately before landing
- to begin the final approach to the runway
- The aircraft had to make a steep approach to the landing strip.
📒 a thing that is like something else that is mentioned
- That's the nearest approach to an apology you'll get from him.
📒 if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not
- The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.
- to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach
- He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.