noun, verb · neutral
approach
UK/əˈprəʊtʃ/US/əˈproʊtʃ/a·PROACH
to come near or to begin to deal with something; as a noun, a way of dealing with a problem or task
Examples
“We need a new approach to reduce traffic in the city centre.”
“She approached the manager with her proposal.”
“His approach to teaching is very practical.”
Band 8 sentence
“A multidisciplinary approach that combines quantitative surveys with in‑depth interviews yields more comprehensive findings.”
Collocations
- approach a problem
- a new approach
- approach someone
Word family
Common mistakes
We will approach to the problem by…→We will approach the problem by… / Our approach to the problem is…
He has a good method of teaching, but his approach is better.→He has a good method of teaching, but his approach is more effective.
Say it for a higher band
5method→6way→7+approach
Synonyms
method
strategy
Easily confused
method
“The teacher explained her method for marking essays step by step.”
strategy
“The company adopted a new marketing strategy for the coming year.”
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