All 24 Uses of
approach
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- Outside, a man walking along the edge of the highway crossed over and approached the truck.
Chpt 2approached = went near
- He did not hear Joad approaching, for he was whistling solemnly the tune of "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby."
Chpt 4approaching = getting near
- They watched the figure approaching in the evening light, and the dust it raised was reddened by the setting sun.
Chpt 6approaching = getting nearer
- Only the unbalanced sky showed the approach of dawn, no horizon to the west, and a line to the east.
Chpt 8 *approach = coming
- She didn't look again, but she was conscious of the approach of the committee.
Chpt 22
- They moved silently back at her approach.
Chpt 22approach = coming near
- The sun cut into the shade of the truck as noon approached.†
Chpt 2
- A sedan driven by a forty-year-old woman approached.†
Chpt 3
- And now a light truck approached, and as it came near, the driver saw the turtle and swerved to hit it.†
Chpt 3
- The approaching man stopped, startled by the call, and then he came on quickly.†
Chpt 6
- Muley watched the approaching lights.†
Chpt 6
- One of them, stretching his neck, edged forward, ready to run, and little by little he approached Tom's legs and sniffed loudly at them.†
Chpt 8
- Then footsteps, and a man approached.†
Chpt 10
- And at last Muley approached Tom.†
Chpt 10
- She untied the three-gallon bucket from the back of the truck and approached the squealing children.†
Chpt 13
- In her half-sleep she heard footsteps approaching, but it was a man's voice that started her awake.†
Chpt 18
- He looked up when Tom approached.†
Chpt 20
- At last she approached.†
Chpt 20
- And Ruthie cautiously approached the sanitary unit and peeked in the open doorway.†
Chpt 22
- Ma, don't let her—" Ma turned and looked at the approaching figure.†
Chpt 22
- Two deputies approached.†
Chpt 26
- Very cautiously he approached the square of houses.†
Chpt 26
- He approached a great mound of wild blackberry bushes, leaned over and pulled a mat of vines aside.†
Chpt 28
- Wainwright and Al got to their feet and approached the door.†
Chpt 30
Definitions:
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(1)
(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2)
(approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
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(3)
(approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.