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{
"term": "approach",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task",
"sensetop": "approach to somethingapproach for somethingapproach for doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **took the** wrong **approach** in her dealings with them."
},
{
"text": "It was time to take a **different approach**."
},
{
"text": "an alternative/innovative approach"
},
{
"text": "a traditional/similar approach"
},
{
"text": "The approach they were using no longer seemed to work."
},
{
"text": "We need to **adopt** a new **approach** to the problem.",
"contextForm": "approach to something"
},
{
"text": "The therapy takes a holistic approach to health and well-being."
},
{
"text": "a variety of approaches for the treatment of depression",
"contextForm": "approach for something"
},
{
"text": "Will this be a successful approach for providing high-tech offices?",
"contextForm": "approach for doing something"
},
{
"text": "The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline."
},
{
"text": "I liked her approach to the problem"
},
{
"text": "She favoured the direct approach."
},
{
"text": "We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach."
},
{
"text": "You need to change your basic approach."
},
{
"text": "He criticized the one-size-fits-all approach to learning."
},
{
"text": "I spent some time testing this approach."
},
{
"text": "Some teachers have a more formal approach to teaching."
},
{
"text": "The US army pioneered this approach."
},
{
"text": "The company is taking a proactive approach to easing the energy crisis."
},
{
"text": "This approach allows students to learn at their own pace."
},
{
"text": "The modern approach to grammar teaching should make it easier to learn."
},
{
"text": "We want you to explore and develop various approaches."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["conventional", "orthodox", "traditional"],
"verb + approach": ["have", "adopt", "apply"],
"approach + verb": [
"allow something",
"enable something",
"offer something"
],
"preposition": ["approach to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "movement nearer to somebody/something in distance or time",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened."
},
{
"text": "the approach of spring"
},
{
"text": "They felt apprehensive about the approach of war."
},
{
"text": "The children fell silent at the approach of their teacher."
},
{
"text": "The swishing of the grass signalled the approach of a person."
},
{
"text": "He had failed to notice the approach of the two policemen."
},
{
"text": "They were watching the slow approach of the bus."
},
{
"text": "The air was growing cooler with the approach of evening."
},
{
"text": "With the approach of winter comes new worries."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["shallow", "steep"],
"verb + approach": ["make", "signal"],
"approach + noun": ["speed", "route"],
"preposition": [
"at the approach of",
"with the approach of",
"approach to"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of speaking to somebody about something, especially when making an offer or a request",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The club has **made an approach** to a local company for sponsorship."
},
{
"text": "We've received an approach from the director of a rival company."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + approach": ["make", "have", "receive"],
"preposition": ["approach from", "approach to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "attempts to start a personal or sexual relationship with somebody",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She resented his persistent approaches."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a path, road, etc. that leads to a place",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops."
},
{
"text": "a new approach road to the port"
},
{
"text": "The approach to the village was very pretty."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the part of an aircraft’s flight immediately before landing",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to begin the final approach to the runway"
},
{
"text": "The aircraft had to make a steep approach to the landing strip."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by air"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a thing that is like something else that is mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That's the **nearest approach** to an apology you'll get from him."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes."
},
{
"text": "to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach"
},
{
"text": "He decided to use the carrot and stick approach."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈprəʊtʃ/",
"audio": "ap/approach/approach__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈprəʊtʃ/",
"audio": "ap/approach/approach__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}