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Antonyms for approached
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-prohch |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊtʃ |
Definition of approached
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French approcher, Old French aprochier "approach, come closer" (12c., Modern French approcher), from Late Latin appropiare "go nearer to," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin propiare "come nearer," comparative of Latin prope "near" (see propinquity). Replaced Old English neahlæcan.
- verb come nearer
- verb make request, suggestion
- verb begin
- As I approached her apartment, the voice of Alcibiades met my ear.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Aunt Jane approached a degree nearer the equator, and said, gently, "I fear I do."
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- As they approached it, the dull hue that lay upon it resembled that of the leaden sky.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He was reading when I approached him, and he looked flushed and agitated.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- As well as he was able, about midnight he left his retreat and approached the cabin.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- I started in the direction of the sound, and approached warily.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- These dogs, fortunately for me, were in the cabin at the time I approached it.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- She approached the bed, to discover if Mary's sleep were peaceful.
- Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- When Rico approached the door, he found that it opened directly into a bedroom.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
Synonyms for approached
- accost
- address
- advance
- advise
- appeal to
- apply to
- approximate
- be comparable to
- be like
- bear
- belly up to
- beseech
- border
- buzz
- catch up
- close in
- come
- come at
- come close
- commence
- compare with
- confer
- consult
- contact
- converge
- correspond to
- creep up
- draw near
- embark
- entreat
- equal
- feel
- feel one out
- gain on
- give a play
- give a tumble
- go toward
- greet
- impend
- implore
- loom up
- make advance
- make overture
- make up to
- match
- meet
- move in on
- move toward
- near
- plead
- progress
- propose
- reach
- resemble
- set about
- sound out
- speak to
- start
- supplicate
- surround
- take after
- take aside
- talk to
- threaten
- thumb
- tumble
- undertake
- verge upon
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