Approached

Word APPROACHED
Character 10
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /əˈpɹəʊtʃt/

Definitions and meanings of "Approached"

What do we mean by approached?

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.

To come near to in place, time, character or value; to draw nearer to.

To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).

To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.

To take approaches to.

To bring near; to cause to draw near.

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The word "approached" in example sentences

When the end of his term approached he threw his influence in favor of the nomination of Mr. William H. Taft, ❋ Edmund Lester Pearson (1908)

As the end of the term approached, she had written very little, and for the first time in her life, she faced the prospect of failure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Intelligentsia National Production Manager Sean McMahon tells the A.V. Club that the label approached the coffee company just to tell them how much they liked Intelligentsia's product, and the relationship grew from there. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Revenue shortfalls during the first two and a half years of his term approached $6 billion, forcing him to cut spending and scrap some campaign promises. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yeah, as the end of his term approached they started to ditch him, but they're neocons. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the final day, Mr. Stein approached the conference's co-founder, Bill Childs, and foisted "Outside Voices" upon him. ❋ Katherine Rosman (2010)

The crossing lights came on, barricades dropped and the train approached and slowed at the Tualatin stop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Martin approached the disrupted field he was taken aback by the beauty he beheld, for as long as the web had lasted, perhaps the last 300 years, and as long as he had Crawling it, he had never before seen such intense light. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The basic question approached is as follows: "Was the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council a rupture or was it in continuity with the liturgical tradition of the ages?" ❋ Unknown (2009)

Given the revelation that Brown fought for a golf course over the rescue worker aid, ThinkProgress again approached Brown for comment today: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Police said the investigation began Sept. 30, when the would-be assassin approached a Rockville City police officer and said Boyd had asked him to kill his wife. ❋ Dan Morse (2010)

In 1993, a struggling young Teach For America instructor named David Levin approached Ball. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

In every case -- lead guitarist Joe Bithorn's incendiary take on the Eric Clapton solo from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" comes to mind, during which Mr. Isherwood was evidently only focused on Mr. Bithorn's costume mustache -- the members of Rain approached their personas and their playing with equal seriousness and evident background. ❋ James Rotondi (2010)

Steve Martin approached his stints as Oscar host in 2001 and 2003 like a guy who had taken a religious vow not to pander or suck up to his audience, both the star-studded one inside the Kodak Theater and the millions tuning in globally. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Carrie and Halston hooked up earlier this year, when the faltering label approached the star, a proven force in budget fashion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Zensheu approached from the side of the house, and held out a chicken. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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