I.
noun
1 way of dealing with sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ conventional , orthodox , traditional
▪ alternate ( AmE ), alternative , different , fresh , new , novel
▪
We need to try alternative ~es to the problem.
▪ cautious , conservative
▪ proactive
▪
The company is taking a proactive ~ to easing the energy crisis.
▪ creative , innovative
▪ flexible
▪ eclectic
▪ balanced , common-sense , no-nonsense , positive , practical , pragmatic , problem-solving , rational , sensible , straightforward , useful
▪
a pragmatic ~ to the role of religion in politics
▪ direct , hands-on
▪ hands-off , indirect
▪ wait-and-see
▪ step-by-step
▪ one-size-fits-all
▪
He criticized the one-size-fits-all ~ to learning.
▪ piecemeal
▪ formal , informal
▪ aggressive
▪ low-key
▪ right , wrong
▪ basic , general
▪ analytical , disciplined , scientific , structured , systematic , theoretical
▪ methodological
▪ holistic , integrated
▪
The therapy takes a holistic ~ to health and well-being.
▪ interdisciplinary , multidisciplinary
▪ two-pronged
▪ bottom-up , top-down
▪ simplistic
▪ comprehensive
VERB + APPROACH
▪ have
▪
Some teachers have a more traditional ~ to teaching.
▪ adopt , apply , develop , employ , follow , implement , pursue , take , try , use , utilize
▪
We need to adopt a more pragmatic ~.
▪ pioneer
▪
The US army pioneered this ~.
▪ advocate , favour/favor , prefer
▪
Next time I'd advocate the direct ~.
▪ change , modify , rethink
▪
He challenges teachers to rethink their ~.
▪ abandon
▪ evaluate
▪ describe , outline
▪ test
▪
I spent some time testing this ~.
▪ extend
▪
This ~ can be extended to other fields.
▪
Extending this ~ to the rest of the planet became the focus for our international negotiations.
APPROACH + VERB
▪ allow sth , enable sth
▪
This ~ allows students to learn at their own pace.
▪ offer sth , yield sth
▪
This ~ offers many advantages.
▪
Taking a fresh ~ often yields interesting results.
▪ fail , work
▪
This ~ works for me.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
I liked her ~ to the problem
2 act of coming nearer
ADJECTIVE
▪ shallow , steep
VERB + APPROACH
▪ make
▪
The aircraft had to make a steep ~ to the landing strip.
▪ signal
▪
The swishing of the grass signalled the ~ of a person.
APPROACH + NOUN
▪ speed
▪ route
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~ of
▪
The children fell silent at the ~ of their teacher.
▪ with the ~ of
▪
The weather turned warmer with the ~ of spring.
▪ ~ to
▪
The plane crashed during its ~ to the runway.
3 discussion with sb in order to ask them for sth
VERB + APPROACH
▪ make
▪ have , receive ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
We've received an ~ from the director of a rival company.
▪ ~ to
▪
We'll have to make an ~ to the chief executive.
II.
verb
1 come nearer
ADVERB
▪ slowly
▪ carefully , cautiously , warily , with caution
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
The army ~ed from the south.
2 come nearer in time
ADVERB
▪ fast , quickly , rapidly , swiftly
▪
The time is fast ~ing when we will have to replace these old machines.
3 speak to sb, usually to ask for sth
ADVERB
▪ directly
▪
It's best to ~ her directly.
VERB + APPROACH
▪ be easy to
▪ be difficult to
▪
She found her father difficult to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
Have you ~ed John about doing a concert?
▪ for
▪
I ~ed the bank for a loan.
4 come close in amount/quality/style
ADVERB
▪ closely
▪
Here Wordsworth's verse movement closely ~es that of Gray.
▪ not remotely
▪
There is no other player even remotely ~ing her.
Approach is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ anniversary , ↑ deadline , ↑ death , ↑ dusk , ↑ election , ↑ footstep , ↑ midnight , ↑ train , ↑ war
Approach is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ altar , ↑ birthday , ↑ checkpoint , ↑ climax , ↑ coast , ↑ corner , ↑ counter , ↑ death , ↑ destination , ↑ door , ↑ end , ↑ infinity , ↑ limit , ↑ mark , ↑ matter , ↑ maturity , ↑ menopause , ↑ middle age , ↑ old age , ↑ perfection , ↑ problem , ↑ puberty , ↑ retirement , ↑ saturation , ↑ shore , ↑ subject , ↑ task , ↑ topic , ↑ turn