v.
- come near or nearer to in distance, time, or standard.
▸archaic bring nearer.
- make an initial proposal to or request of.
- start to deal with in a certain way.
n.
- a way of dealing with something.
- an initial proposal or request.
- the action of approaching.
▸a way leading to a place:
the northern approaches to London.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. aprochier, aprocher, from eccles. L. appropiare ‘draw near’.