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n.
1) to make an ~
2) to take an ~ (to take a judicious ~ to a problem)
3) a forthright; holistic; judicious; pragmatic; rational; scholarly; scientific ~
4) with the ~ (with the ~ of spring, we began to feel better)
5) an ~ from; to (I like her ~ to the problem; the ~es to a stadium; the pilot began her ~ to the runway)
II
v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ about (I was afraid to ~ them about this matter)
2) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ from (to ~ from the other direction)
3) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ with (to ~ smb. with a request)