Approach and Exit

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

Exit is an antonym for approach in way topic.

Exit

Exit noun - The act of leaving a place.
Usage example: the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front

Approach is an antonym for exit.

Nearby Words: exited, exiting

How words are described

best best approach best exit
similar similar approach similar exit
normal normal approach normal exit
usual usual approach usual exit
Other adjectives: right, standard, novel, new, different.

Common collocations

body approach body exit body
area approach area exit area
station approach station exit station
pit approach pit exit pit
Other words: house, room, way, level, atmosphere, world, game, zone, vehicle, battle, lair, side, car, castle, town, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • One small area in Penumbra requires you to flip a lever in a far off room which opens the exit door that slowly closes as you approach.
    Source: Slow Doors
  • Literature / Full Tilt There's no exit, but the mirrors start to cancel out as you approach the end—you need to accept temporary mutilation to escape.
  • Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Ordinarily, the shopkeeper will ask if you want to leave when you approach the exit door; if you say yes, he'll take your fishing rod.
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