{
    "term": "approach",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task",
            "sensetop": "approach to somethingapproach for somethingapproach for doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **took the** wrong **approach** in her dealings with them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was time to take a **different approach**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an alternative/innovative approach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a traditional/similar approach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The approach they were using no longer seemed to work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to **adopt** a new **approach** to the problem.",
                    "contextForm": "approach to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The therapy takes a holistic approach to health and well-being."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a variety of approaches for the treatment of depression",
                    "contextForm": "approach for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will this be a successful approach for providing high-tech offices?",
                    "contextForm": "approach for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I liked her approach to the problem"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She favoured the direct approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to change your basic approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He criticized the one-size-fits-all approach to learning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I spent some time testing this approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some teachers have a more formal approach to teaching."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The US army pioneered this approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is taking a proactive approach to easing the energy crisis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This approach allows students to learn at their own pace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The modern approach to grammar teaching should make it easier to learn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want you to explore and develop various approaches."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["conventional", "orthodox", "traditional"],
                "verb + approach": ["have", "adopt", "apply"],
                "approach + verb": [
                    "allow something",
                    "enable something",
                    "offer something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["approach to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "movement nearer to somebody/something in distance or time",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the approach of spring"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They felt apprehensive about the approach of war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children fell silent at the approach of their teacher."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The swishing of the grass signalled the approach of a person."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had failed to notice the approach of the two policemen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were watching the slow approach of the bus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was growing cooler with the approach of evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With the approach of winter comes new worries."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["shallow", "steep"],
                "verb + approach": ["make", "signal"],
                "approach + noun": ["speed", "route"],
                "preposition": [
                    "at the approach of",
                    "with the approach of",
                    "approach to"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of speaking to somebody about something, especially when making an offer or a request",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The club has **made an approach** to a local company for sponsorship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've received an approach from the director of a rival company."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + approach": ["make", "have", "receive"],
                "preposition": ["approach from", "approach to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "attempts to start a personal or sexual relationship with somebody",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She resented his persistent approaches."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a path, road, etc. that leads to a place",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a new approach road to the port"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The approach to the village was very pretty."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the part of an aircraft’s flight immediately before landing",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to begin the final approach to the runway"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aircraft had to make a steep approach to the landing strip."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a thing that is like something else that is mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's the **nearest approach** to an apology you'll get from him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He decided to use the carrot and stick approach."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈprəʊtʃ/",
                "audio": "ap/approach/approach__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈprəʊtʃ/",
                "audio": "ap/approach/approach__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}