Antonyms for approached


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-prohch
Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊtʃ


Definition of approached

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French approcher, Old French aprochier "approach, come closer" (12c., Modern French approcher), from Late Latin appropiare "go nearer to," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin propiare "come nearer," comparative of Latin prope "near" (see propinquity). Replaced Old English neahlæcan.
  • verb come nearer
  • verb make request, suggestion
  • verb begin
Example sentences :
  • As I approached her apartment, the voice of Alcibiades met my ear.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Aunt Jane approached a degree nearer the equator, and said, gently, "I fear I do."
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • As they approached it, the dull hue that lay upon it resembled that of the leaden sky.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • He was reading when I approached him, and he looked flushed and agitated.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • As well as he was able, about midnight he left his retreat and approached the cabin.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • I started in the direction of the sound, and approached warily.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • These dogs, fortunately for me, were in the cabin at the time I approached it.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • She approached the bed, to discover if Mary's sleep were peaceful.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • When Rico approached the door, he found that it opened directly into a bedroom.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

Synonyms for approached

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