Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"the hunter''s approach scattered the geese"
verb
Sense 2
"We were approaching our destination"
"They are drawing near"
"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Verb group:
come near
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"Winter is approaching"
"approaching old age"
Kinds of:
get on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 4
"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
Kinds of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 5
noun
Sense 8
"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"
Kinds of:
avenue
noun
Sense 9
"he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
noun
Sense 10
verb
Sense 12
"This borders on discrimination!"
"His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
Kinds of:
converge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 13
"she rejected his advances"
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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