WordNet

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" (同)approach shot
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunters approach scattered the geese" (同)approaching, coming
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" (同)approaching, coming
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" (同)attack, plan of attack
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"
the event of one object coming closer to another (同)approaching
come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" (同)come_near
move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" (同)near, come_on, go_up, draw near, draw_close, come_near
of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" (同)coming, forthcoming, upcoming

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〈ある時間・場所・状態〉‘に'『近づく』,接近する / (ある目的・要求で)〈人〉‘に'近づく,交渉する《+『名』〈人〉+『on』(『about』)+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈研究・仕事など〉‘に'取りかかる,〈問題など〉'を'扱う / 〈時・事などが〉『近づく』 / (程度・性質などにおいて)(…に)似ている,近い《+『to』+『名』》 / 〈U〉〈C〉(…に)『接近』,近づくこと《+『to』+『名』》 / 《しばしば複数形で》(ある目的で)(人に)近づくこと,取り入ること《+『to』+『名』》 / 〈U〉(…との)近似,類似《+『to』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(…へ)近づく道,(…への)入り口《+『to』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(問題・作品などの)扱い方,手引き;(…の)学習(研究)法《+『to』+『名』》