Meanings (ES + gloss)
acercarse • acercarse a • allegarse • apropincuarse • aproximarse • aproximarse a • avecinarse • bordear • dirigirse a • orillar
To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
She approached the door cautiously.
We were approached by a stranger asking for directions.
aproximarse • avecinarse
Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
The great source, as it appears to me, of the power of the Divine Comedy [by Dante Alighieri], is the strong belief with which the story seems to be told. In this respect, the only…
abordar • acometer • entablar
To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
Mr. Moonlight Quill, mysterious, exotic, and oriental in temperament was, nevertheless, a man of decision. And it was with decision that he approached the problem of his wrecked sh…
plantear
To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
"Why bother publishing my conversations. It has not helped you, and it is not going to help anybody else", said U. G. when I approached him with the idea of publishing excerpts fro…
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