[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to come near or nearer to:The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.Synonyms: near", "to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison:As a poet he hardly approaches Keats.", "to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to:to approach the president with a suggestion.", "to begin work on; set about:to approach a problem.", "to make advances to; address.", "to bring near to something.Antonyms: withdraw"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to come nearer; draw near:A storm is approaching.", "to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of drawing near:the approach of a train.", "nearness or close approximation:a fair approach to accuracy.", "any means of access, as a road or ramp:the approaches to a city.", "the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.:His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline.", "the course to be followed by an aircraft in approaching for a landing or in joining a traffic pattern:The plane's approach to the airport was hazardous.", "Sometimesapproaches.a presentation, offer, or proposal.", "approaches,Military.works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position.", "Also called approach shot approach shot.Golf.a stroke made after teeing off, by which a player attempts to get the ball onto the putting green.", "Bowling.the steps taken and the manner employed in delivering the ball:He favors a four-step approach.Also called runway .the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered.", "the steps taken and the manner employed in delivering the ball:He favors a four-step approach.", "Also called runway .the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered."]}]