Antonyms for approach

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : uh-prohch

Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊtʃ

Definition of approach

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.

noun way, means of arriving
noun request, suggestion
noun plan of attack, resolution
verb come nearer
verb make request, suggestion
verb begin

Example sentences :

There was no danger of discovery on his approach, for it was a wild night of wind and rain.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

They are "safe, because they are too filthy to handle, and too noisome even to approach."
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

But she could not help smiling, so evident was it that he simply wished to approach her.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

He was prevented from replying by the approach of Simba at the head of eight of the askaris.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

For days and days they flanked the safari before venturing to approach.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

But they are all arrant cowards, and fear to approach me—fear even to come into this wood.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

The first man to approach the wicket was the Director of the Circus.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

From this point till we approach Cette the region defies definition.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

She had not noted my presence or approach, and only looked up when I stood before her.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

How should I approach the subject--the one thing of which I knew we were both thinking?
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for approach

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