approach

n. அணுகுதல், ஏறத்த்ழஒத்திருத்தல், அணுகுநெறி, செல்வழி, பாதை, (வினை.) அணுகு, இயல்பு முதலியனவற்றில் ஏறத்தாழ ஒத்திரு, கண்டுபேசு, (படை.) தாக்குக் குறியை அடைவதற்குக் குழிகள் வெட்டிச் சாலைகள் போடு.

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Ap*proach", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n. Approaching.] Etym: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city 2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb. x. 25. 2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. Ap*proach", v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] Boyle. 2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. Temple. 3. (Mil.) Defn: To take approaches to. Ap*proach", n. Etym: [Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i.] 1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "The approach of summer." Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. Owen. 2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. Bacon. 3. pl. Defn: Movements to gain favor; advances. 4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. Macaulay. 5. pl. (Fort.) Defn: The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. 6. (Hort.) Defn: See Approaching.