Approach and Reach

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Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

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Reach is a synonym for approach in range topic. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Approach", when it comes to topics like communicate, arrive, come up to, extend to.

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Approach is a synonym for reach in touch topic. You can use "Approach" instead a verb "Reach", if it concerns topics such as communicate, arrive, come up to, extend to.

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

good	good approach	good reach
best	best approach	best reach
better	better approach	better reach
similar	similar approach	similar reach
Other adjectives: normal, different, philosophical.

status	approach status	reach status
area	approach area	reach area
base	approach base	reach base
end	approach end	reach end
Other words: room, way, speed, level, size, earth, world, location, top, door, side, target, castle, city, zero, island, levels, areas.

It is made clear that Nu is going for long range attacks and more defensive approach while Lambda is made for rushing down, with her swords having shorter reach than Nu's.

Source: Video Game / BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
Once you reach the Tribal and Civilized stages, though, a mixed approach is more likely to achieve success.

Source: Evil Is Easy
Then when some fangirls approach Miou, they knock Momoka out of the frame to reach her.

Source: Manga / Sabagebu!

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