Definitions of approach:

• noun:   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

  Example: "The hunter's approach scattered the geese"

• noun:   a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green

  Example: "He lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

• noun:   ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

  Example: "His approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"

• noun:   a close approximation

  Example: "The nearest approach to genius"

• noun:   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

  Example: "The approach of winter"

• noun:   the event of one object coming closer to another
• noun:   a way of entering or leaving
• noun:   the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
• noun:   a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• verb:   move towards

  Example: "We were approaching our destination"

• verb:   make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

  Example: "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

• verb:   come near in time

  Example: "Winter is approaching"

• verb:   come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

  Example: "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

• verb:   begin to deal with

  Example: "Approach a task"