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How to pronounce approach
Say it like this: /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does approach mean?
verbTo come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
“The deadline is fast approaching.”
To play an approach shot.
Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
“He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.”
nounAn act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
“Ah, what a ſigne it is of euill life, Where death's approach is ſeene ſo terrible.”
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
“Where are my lines then? my approaches? views? Where are my window-ſongs?”
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