アプローチ動詞 - 定義、画像、発音と使用ノート

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Winter is approaching. The deadline was fast approaching . The rapidly approaching storm could be seen on the horizon. approach somebody/something She's approaching the end of her first year in the job. I was approached by a woman who asked for the time. The house is approached via a long driveway. approach (somebody/something) from… The men approached the creature cautiously from behind . Extra Examples We heard the sound of an approaching car/​a car approaching. The time is fast approaching when we'll have to make a decision. As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left. The army approached from the south. Police said the suspect should not be approached. The light comes on if an intruder approaches. As the end of the course approaches, the students are busy applying for jobs. Attacks on the party increased as the election approached. With retirement approaching, she wants to move somewhere a little smaller. He was approaching a turning point in his life. She approached the crossroads cautiously. The system is designed to stop missiles as they approach their target. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb fast quickly rapidly … See full entry Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. offer/ask [transitive] to speak to somebody about something, especially to ask them for something or to offer to do something approach somebody We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product. I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way) . approach somebody for something She was often approached for help and advice. approach somebody about something We have approached the company about the possibility of a merger. approach somebody about doing something Have you approached John about organizing a concert? approach somebody to do something She was approached to take part in the event. Extra Examples It's best to approach her directly. She approached the bank for a loan. Topics Business b2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb directly verb + approach be easy to be difficult to preposition about for See full entry amount/quality [transitive] approach something to come close to something in amount, level or quality Interest rates are approaching zero. profits approaching 30 million dollars Few writers approach his richness of language. Extra Examples There is no other player even remotely approaching her calibre. Here Wordsworth's verse movement closely approaches that of Gray. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb closely not remotely See full entry problem/task [transitive] approach something to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particular way to approach a subject/matter/task/question What's the best way to approach this problem? The issues should be approached with caution . Word Origin Middle English: from Old French aprochier , aprocher , from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’). See approach in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See approach in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: approach Other results All matches approach noun the communicative approach noun the carrot and (the) stick (approach) Idioms the carrot and (the) stick (approach) Nearby words appro noun approach noun approach verb approachable adjective approbation noun elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day