Approach əˈprəʊtʃ Time Adopt Extra Examples Carrot Stick

• she took the wrong approach in her dealings with them.
• it was time to take a different approach.
• an alternative/innovative approach
• a traditional/similar approach

approach

1. a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task
• She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them.
• It was time to take a different approach.
• an alternative/innovative approach
• a traditional/similar approach
• The approach they were using no longer seemed to work.
• We need to adopt a new approach to the problem.
• The therapy takes a holistic approach to health and well-being.
• a variety of approaches for the treatment of depression
• Will this be a successful approach for providing high-tech offices?

Extra Examples

• The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.
• I liked her approach to the problem
• She favoured the direct approach.
• We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
• You need to change your basic approach.
• He criticized the one-size-fits-all approach to learning.
• I spent some time testing this approach.
• Some teachers have a more formal approach to teaching.
• The US army pioneered this approach.
• The company is taking a proactive approach to easing the energy crisis.
• This approach allows students to learn at their own pace.
• The modern approach to grammar teaching should make it easier to learn.
• We want you to explore and develop various approaches.
2. movement nearer to somebody/something in distance or time
• She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened.
• the approach of spring
• They felt apprehensive about the approach of war.
• The children fell silent at the approach of their teacher.

Extra Examples

• The swishing of the grass signalled the approach of a person.
• He had failed to notice the approach of the two policemen.
• They were watching the slow approach of the bus.
• The air was growing cooler with the approach of evening.
• With the approach of winter comes new worries.
3. the act of speaking to somebody about something, especially when making an offer or a request
• The club has made an approach to a local company for sponsorship.
• We've received an approach from the director of a rival company.
4. attempts to start a personal or sexual relationship with somebody
• She resented his persistent approaches.
5. a path, road, etc. that leads to a place
• All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.
• a new approach road to the port
• The approach to the village was very pretty.
6. the part of an aircraft’s flight immediately before landing
• to begin the final approach to the runway
• The aircraft had to make a steep approach to the landing strip.
7. a thing that is like something else that is mentioned
• That's the nearest approach to an apology you'll get from him.
8. 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
• The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.

Extra Examples

• to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach
• He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.