Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
Quit
Quit verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Guitarist Jeff Loomis had recently quit a death metal band because he was sick of the vocal approach, and was accompanied by Guitarist Pat O'Brien, who would later quit to join Cannibal Corpse (his favorite band).The band debuted in 1991.
Source: Music / Nevermore -
In the same game comes a subversion, when Max begins to turn his life around, quit the sauce, get a new haircut, and approach the world with a much more focused and goal oriented attitude.
Source: Video Game / Max Payne - Before he can figure out how to even approach the subject, however, his partner Barnaby starts having a breakdown over the inconsistencies in his memory regarding his parents' still-unsolved murder, leading to an argument between them when Barnaby overhears Kotetsu's plans to quit.
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Quit and Approach. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/quit
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