(also figurative) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.

(also figurative) A means of access or a path taken to reach a specific location, such as a building or a climbing area.

(figurative) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

(aviation, also attributively) A noun "approach" represents the way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport or a specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.

(bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

(golf, tennis) Short for approach shot.

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

(intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.

(transitive, intransitive, figurative) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

(transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).

(transitive, also figurative) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.

(transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.

(transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).

(transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.

(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.