approaches

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃiz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃiz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: ap‧proach‧es

Noun

approaches pl (plural only)

1. Movements to gain favour; advances.
2. (military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.

Translations

movements to gain favour — see also advances

Bulgarian: ава́нси (bg) m pl (avánsi) Dutch: benadering (nl) f, toenadering (nl) f Finnish: lähestyminen (fi) Italian: approccio (it) m Russian: заи́грывание (ru) n (zaígryvanije)

covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place

Dutch: benadering (nl) f Italian: avanzata (it) f

Noun

approaches

1. plural of approach

Verb

approaches

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of approach