°To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
"Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? —2 Sam. xi. 20."
°To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
"as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman."
noun
°The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
"The approach of summer. — Samuel Horsley."
°An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
"The approach to kings and principal persons. — Francis Bacon."