approached
Meaning of approached
verb, past tense
- come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.
the train approached the main line
winter was approaching
- speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request.
the department had been approached about funding
- start to deal with (a situation or problem) in a certain way.
one must approach the matter with caution
Middle English: from Old French aprochier, aprocher, from ecclesiastical Latin appropiare ‘draw near’, from ad- ‘to’ + propius (comparative of prope ‘near’).
Information about approached
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Hyphenation of approached
ap-proached
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- approached is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
approached synonyms
Meaning come near to; approach:
Meaning an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread:
Meaning stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something:
Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:
Meaning give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone):
Meaning name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them:
Meaning make a formal salute to:
Meaning hail falls:
Meaning make a suggestion of sex to (someone), especially in an unsubtle way:
Meaning ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone:
Meaning attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will:
Meaning make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task):
Meaning perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):
Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:
Meaning begin:
Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:
approached antonyms
Meaning go away from:
Words that rhyme with approached
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