Vocabulary Builder: approach

 

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approach (verb)

• Meaning: to come near (or nearer) to.
• This may be physical (to approach a town) or mental (to approach an agreement).
• Verb forms: approach, approaches, approached, approaching
• Noun form: (plural: approaches) approach, the act of drawing near (the flight was on approach"); the way of doing something ("an approach to improved health").
• Adjectives:
• approachable: able to be approached
• unapproachable: unable to be approached

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PRACTICE:

Place the correct form of "approach" in each sentence. Correct answers are in the first comment below.

1. A smile and a friendly manner will make you seem more ________.
2. Ladies and gentlemen, we are ________ our final destination.
3. If you ________ a problem correctly, you're halfway to a solution.
4. I'm afraid to talk to my teacher. He's so ________!
5. If a grizzly bear ________ you, don't run! Lie down and "play dead."
6. If you are ________ by a salesman on the street, smile politely and pass by without speaking.
7. Let's try a different ________.

1. approach
2. approaches
3. approached
4. approaching
5. approachable
6. unapproachable