Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Meet is a synonym for approach in come nearer topic. In some cases you can use "Meet" instead a verb "Approach", when it comes to topics like move towards.
How words are described
| typical | typical approach | typical meet |
| usual | usual approach | usual meet |
| standard | standard approach | standard meet |
| entire | entire approach | entire meet |
| Other adjectives: successful, violent, personal, less, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead she uses it as a way to meet new people and befriend them, strange an approach as it is.
Source: Defeat Means Friendship - As they approach a mysterious island, they meet a lone survivor from a previous expedition, who warns them that this is "The Island Where Dreams Come True".
Source: Exact Words / Literature - There she met Kasumi, which prompted Kasumi to approach Ranma, and later to send her to where shed meet the Sailor Senshi.
Source: Fan Fic / Fist Of The Moon
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