World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesApproach
/əˈproʊtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A way of dealing with something.
"We need a new approach to this problem."
- 1
Come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.
"The train is approaching the station."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'aprocier', from Late Latin 'adpropiare' meaning 'to draw near', combining Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'prope' (near). Entering the English language in the 14th century, the term evolved from its literal spatial meaning of moving closer to abstract metaphorical applications involving methods, ways of dealing with situations, and addressing problems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Approach" is said worldwide
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approche
Transliteration: approche
"Notre approche doit être repensée."
Ansatz
Transliteration: Ansatz
"Wir brauchen einen neuen Ansatz."
approccio
Transliteration: approccio
"Questo è un buon approccio."
enfoque
Transliteration: enfoque
"Necesitamos un nuevo enfoque."
abordagem
Transliteration: abordagem
"Precisamos de uma nova abordagem."
दृष्टिकोण
Transliteration: drishtikon
"हमें एक नए दृष्टिकोण की आवश्यकता है।"
方法
Transliteration: fāngfǎ
"我们需要一种新方法。"
접근법
Transliteration: jeopgeunbeop
"우리는 새로운 접근법이 필요하다."
アプローチ
Transliteration: apurōchi
"私たちは新しいアプローチが必要です。"
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