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Approach [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To come or go near, in place; to draw near; to advance nearer.

2. Wherefore approached ye so nigh the city? 2 Samuel 11:20 .

3. To draw near in time.

4. And so much the more as ye see the day approac. Hebrews 10:1 .

5. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to advance near to a point aimed at, in science, literature, government, morals, etc.; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

6. To draw near in duty, as in prayer or worship.

7. They take delight in approaching to God. Isiah. 51.

Approach [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To come near to; as, Pope approaches Virgil in smoothness of versification. This use of the word is elliptical, to being omitted, so that the verb can hardly be said to be transitive. The old use of the word, as 'approach the hand to the handle, ' is not legitimate.

2. To have access carnally. Leviticus 18:6 .

3. In gardening, to ingraft a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock.

4. APPROACH , n

5. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near; as, he was aprised of the enemy's approach

6. Access; as, the approach to kings.

7. In fortification, not only the advances of an army are called approaches, but the works thrown up by the beseigers, to protect them in their advances towards a fortress.

Approach [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

3. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

4. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.

5. Movements to gain favor; advances.

6. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.

7. The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.

8. See Approaching.

Approach [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.

2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood.

3. To take approaches to.

Approachability [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality of being approachable; approachableness.

Approachable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That may be approached; accessible.

Approachable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue.

Approachableness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.

Approached [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Approach

Approacher [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who approaches or draws near.

Approacher [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who approaches.

Approaching [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Drawing nearer; advancing nearer.

Approaching [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.

Approaching [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Approach

Approachless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Impossible to be approached.

Approachment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The act of coming near. [Little used.]

Approachment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Approach.

Futurity Roget’s Thesaurus §121

N. futurity, futurition, future, hereafter, time to come, approaching time, coming time, subsequent time, after time, approaching age, coming age, subsequent age, after age, approaching days, coming days, subsequent days, after days, approaching hours, coming hours, subsequent hours, after hours, approaching ages, coming ages, subsequent ages, after ages, approaching life, coming life, subsequent life, after life, approaching years, coming years, subsequent years, after years, morrow, millennium, doomsday, day of judgment, crack of doom, remote future, approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time, destiny, eventuality, heritage, heirs posterity, prospect, foresight

V. look forwards, anticipate, (foresee) 510, forestall, come on, draw on, draw near, approach, await, threaten, impend

Adj. future, to come, coming, next, near, close at hand, eventual, ulterior, in prospect

Adv. prospectively, hereafter, in future, kal, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time, eventually, ultimately, sooner or later, proximo, paulo post futurum, in after time, one of these days, after a time, after a while, from this time, henceforth, henceforwards, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, whereupon, upon which, soon, on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of, about to, close upon

Phr. quid sit futurum cras fuge quaerere

Destiny Roget’s Thesaurus §152

N. destiny, future existence, post existence, hereafter, future state, next world, world to come, after life, futurity, everlasting life, everlasting death, life beyond the grave, world beyond the grave, prospect

V. impend, hang over, lie over, threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face, foreordain, preordain, predestine, doom, have in store for

Adj. impending, destined, about to be, happen, coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near, near, close at hand, over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent, brewing, preparing, forthcoming, in the wind, on the cards, in reserve, that will, is to be, in prospect, looming in the distance, horizon, future, unborn, in embryo, in the womb of time, futurity, pregnant

Adv. in time, the long run, all in good time, eventually, whatever may happen, as chance would have it, 1, constancy of sequence in events

Nearness Roget’s Thesaurus §197

N. nearness, proximity, propinquity, vicinity, vicinage, neighborhood, adjacency, contiguity, short distance, short step, short cut, earshot, close quarters, stone's throw, bow shot, gun shot, pistol shot, hair's breadth, span, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, environs, alentours, suburbs, confines, banlieue, borderland, whereabouts, bystander, neighbor, borderer, approach, convergence 7c, 290, perihelion

V. be near, adjoin, hang about, trench on, border upon, verge upon, stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug, huddle, hang upon the skirts of, hover over, burn, touch bring near, draw near, converge, crowd, place side by side

Adj. near, nigh, close at hand, near at hand, close, neighboring, bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining, proximate, proximal, at hand, handy, near the mark, near run, home, intimate

Adv. near, nigh, hard by, fast by, close to, close upon, hard upon, at the point of, next door to, within reach, within call, within hearing, within earshot, within an ace of, but a step, not far from, at no great distance, on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of, in the environs, at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side, on the tip of one's tongue, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, in sight of, in presence of, at close quarters, cheek by jole, cheek by jowl, beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete, in juxtaposition, yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of, on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to, in the way, about, hereabouts, thereabouts, roughly, in round numbers, approximately, approximatively, as good as, well-nigh

Approach Roget’s Thesaurus §286

N. approach, approximation, appropinquation, access, appulse, afflux, affluxion, advent, pursuit

V. approach, approximate, appropinquate, near, get near, go near, draw near, come to close quarters, come near, move towards, set in towards, drift, make up to, gain upon, pursue, tread on the heels of, bear up, make the land, hug the shore, hug the land

Adj. approaching, approximative, affluent, impending, imminent

Adv. on the road

Int. come hither, approach, here, come, come near, forward

Method Roget’s Thesaurus §627

N. method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise, modus operandi, mo, procedure, path, road, route, course, line of way, line of road, trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack, steps, stair, staircase, flight of stairs, ladder, stile, perron, bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway, drawbridge, pass, ford, ferry, tunnel, pipe, door, gateway, channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit, artery, lane, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor, back-door, back-stairs, secret passage, covert way, vennel, roadway, pathway, stairway, express, thoroughfare, highway, turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road, broad highway, king's highway, queen's highway, beaten track, beaten path, horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path, walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk, crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway, cut, short cut, carrefour, private road, occupation road, highways and byways, railroad, railway, tram road, tramway, towpath, causeway, canal, street, speedway, adv, how, in what way, in what manner, by what mode, so, in this way, after this fashion, one way or another, anyhow, somehow or other, by way of, via, in transitu, on the high road to

Phr. hae tibi erunt artes

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Genesis 23:8

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

Genesis 24:11

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.

Genesis 24:63

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.

Genesis 33:3

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Genesis 33:6

Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:7

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Genesis 43:19

And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

Exodus 14:10

And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

Exodus 19:13

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”

Exodus 19:22

And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.

Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

Exodus 20:21

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 24:2

And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

Exodus 28:43

And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

Exodus 30:20

When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:

Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

Exodus 32:19

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.

Exodus 34:30

And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

Exodus 40:32

When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 9:7

And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”

Leviticus 9:8

Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.