Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
Leave
Leave noun - The act of leaving a place.
Usage example: the party was clearly dying down, and it was time to take our leave
How words are described
| rational | rational approach | rational leave |
| good | good approach | good leave |
| best | best approach | best leave |
| typical | typical approach | typical leave |
| Other adjectives: friendly, violent, tough, general, basic, latter. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Preexisting Encounters: In the dungeons, they fade in and out as you approach and leave their area.
Source: Video Game / Hero & Daughter -
He becomes much more belligerent and selfish as they approach Erebor, regularly mistreats or disregards Bilbo after arriving there, and is even willing to leave an injured Kíli behind in Laketown.
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Many giant creatures like the whale-like Levitaths will leave you alone if you approach them on foot.
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