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  • 31approach — ap|proach1 [ ə proutʃ ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move closer to someone or something: She heard footsteps approaching from behind. A strange boat was approaching the shore. a ) intransitive if an event or a particular time… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32Approach chord — I vi ii V turnaround in G[1]   …

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  • 33Approach Lighting System — Lichtanlage zur Anflugsunterstützung auf dem Fliegerhorst Nörvenich. Ein Approach Lighting System (ALS), auf Deutsch Anflugbefeuerung, ist bei einem Flugplatz ein Beleuchtungssystem, das vor der Schwelle einer Landebahn angebracht ist. Es besteht …

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  • 34Approach — Ap|proach 〈[ əproʊtʃ] m. 6〉 1. Vorgehensweise, Ansatz, Annäherung (an wissenschaftliche Probleme) 2. wirkungsvoller Werbespruch 3. 〈Sp.; Golf〉 Annäherungsschlag 4. 〈Flugw.〉 Landeanflug [engl., „Annäherung, Herangehen“] * * * Ap|proach [ə proʊt̮ʃ; …

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  • 35Approach — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion towards. < N PARAG:Approach >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 approach approach approximation appropinquation Sgm: N 1 access access Sgm: N 1 appulse appulse Sgm: N 1 afflux afflux affluxion …

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  • 36approach — 1 verb 1 MOVE TOWARDS (I, T) to move towards or nearer to someone or something: As they approached the wood a rabbit ran out of the trees. | The car swerved to avoid an approaching bus. 2 ASK (T) to ask someone for something, or ask them to do… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37Approach space — In topology, approach spaces are a generalization of metric spaces, based on point to set distances, instead of point to point distances. They were introduced by [http://www.math.ua.ac.be/TOP/ Robert Lowen] in 1989.DefinitionGiven a metric space… …

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  • 38approach — approacher, n. approachless, adj. /euh prohch /, v.t. 1. to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection. 2. to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a… …

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  • 39approach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. accost, confront, encounter (See contact); draw near, approach. n. access, avenue, ingress; bid, offer; fashion, manner, method; nearing, approach. Ant., withdraw, recede. II Motion toward Nouns… …

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  • 40approach — I. verb Etymology: Middle English approchen, from Anglo French aprocher, from Late Latin appropiare, from Latin ad + prope near; akin to Latin pro before more at for Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to draw closer to ; near …

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