The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
The way something looks; personal presence
That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
To play an approach shot.
To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.