approach

approach

v. short for "approach the bench," as in "may I approach, your honor," or "will counsel approach?" (See: approach the bench)

approach

verb accedere, accost, advance, appropinquare, be in proximity, be in sight of, be in the neighborhood of, be in the vicinity of, be near, come forward, come near, confront, converge upon, draw near, edge close to, get near, go near, move near, move toward, pursue, stalk, step up to, verge on

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See also: access, accost, address, admittance, approximate, avenue, behavior, bid, converge, correspond, course, design, direction, entrance, gravitate, impend, inflow, ingress, intent, invitation, maneuver, manner, modus operandi, overture, policy, portal, practice, procedure, progress, reach, strategy