Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with approach in American Collocation
approach
verb
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈproʊtʃ/
quickly/slowly
fast
quickly
rapidly
slowly
The day was fast approaching when the money would run out.
in a particular way
cautiously
closely
nervously
tentatively
This bird was giving its warning call so we didn’t approach too closely.
caution
I approached with caution and from a safe distance.