n / v · academic
approach
UK/əˈprəʊtʃ/US/əˈproʊtʃ/a·PROACH
Band 5-6speakingtask2
A way of dealing with something; to come near or deal with something
Examples
“We need a different approach to reduce air pollution in cities.”
“The student approached the supervisor with a new research idea.”
“A holistic approach often produces better results in public health.”
Band 8 sentence
“When evaluating policies, I favour an evidence‑based approach that balances costs and social benefits.”
Collocations
- adopt an approach
- a holistic approach
- approach to (a problem)
Word family
approach noun/verbapproaches verb / plural nounapproached verb (past)approaching verb (‑ing) / adjective
Common mistakes
use a way→use an approach
take the method→take the approach
Say it for a higher band
5way→6method→7+approach
Synonyms
method
strategy
Easily confused
method
“The researchers compared several methods for measuring soil moisture.”
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