■ verb
1》 come near or nearer to in distance, time, or standard.
↘ archaic bring nearer.
2》 make an initial proposal to or request of.
3》 start to deal with in a certain way.
■ noun
1》 a way of dealing with something.
2》 an initial proposal or request.
3》 the action of ~ing.
↘a way leading to a place: the northern ~es to London.
Origin
ME: from OFr. aprochier , aprocher , from eccles. L. appropiare 'draw near'.