Approach vs. Confront

Approachverb

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

Confrontverb

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with

‘We should confront him about the missing money.’;

Approachverb

To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.

‘as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.’;

Confrontverb

(transitive) To deal with.

Approachverb

(transitive) To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.

‘He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. -- Sir William Temple.’; ‘"Would counsel please approach the bench?" asked the judge.’; ‘to approach the city’; ‘He approached the age of manhood.’; ‘Don't approach that house.’;

Confrontverb

(transitive) To something bring face to face with.

Approachverb

To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).

Confrontverb

(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.

Approachverb

To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.

Confrontverb

(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.

Approachverb

To take approaches to.

Confrontverb

(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

Approachverb

To bring near; to cause to draw near.

Confrontverb

(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Approachnoun

The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

Confrontverb

To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

‘We four, indeed, confronted were with fourIn Russian habit.’; ‘He spoke and then confronts the bull.’; ‘Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression.’; ‘It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England.’;

Approachnoun

An access, or opportunity of drawing near.

Confrontverb

To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

Approachnoun

(in plural) Movements to gain favor; advances.

Confrontverb

To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

‘When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands.’;

Approachnoun

A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.

Confrontverb

oppose, as in hostility or a competition;

‘You must confront your opponent’; ‘Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring’; ‘The two enemies finally confronted each other’;

Approachnoun

A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.

Confrontverb

deal with (something unpleasant) head on;

‘You must confront your problems’; ‘He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes’;

Approachnoun

The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.

Confrontverb

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

‘We confronted him with the evidence’; ‘He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions’; ‘An enormous dilemma faces us’;

Approachnoun

An approach shot.

Confrontverb

be face to face with;

‘The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume’;

Approachnoun

The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.

Confrontverb

come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent

‘300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters’;

Approachnoun

(bowling) The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

Confrontverb

(of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken

‘the new government was confronted with many profound difficulties’;

Approachverb

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

‘Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city?’; ‘But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’;

Confrontverb

face up to and deal with (a problem or difficulty)

‘usually the best thing you can do in an embarrassing situation isto confront it head on’;

Approachverb

To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

Confrontverb

compel (someone) to face or consider something, especially by way of accusation

‘Merrill confronted him with her suspicions’;

Approachverb

To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.

Confrontverb

appear or be placed in front of (someone) so as to unsettle or threaten them

‘we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons’;

Approachverb

To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood.

‘He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer.’;

Approachverb

To take approaches to.

Approachnoun

The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

‘A nearer approach to the human type.’;

Approachnoun

A access, or opportunity of drawing near.

‘The approach to kings and principal persons.’;

Approachnoun

Movements to gain favor; advances.

Approachnoun

A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.

Approachnoun

The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.

Approachnoun

See Approaching.

Approachnoun

A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.

Approachnoun

that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.

Approachnoun

the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins.

Approachnoun

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;

‘his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons’; ‘an attack on inflation’; ‘his plan of attack was misguided’;

Approachnoun

the act of drawing spatially closer to something;

‘the hunter's approach scattered the geese’;

Approachnoun

a way of entering or leaving;

‘he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge’;

Approachnoun

the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Approachnoun

the event of one object coming closer to another

Approachnoun

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;

‘she rejected his advances’;

Approachnoun

the temporal property of becoming nearer in time;

‘the approach of winter’;

Approachnoun

a close approximation;

‘the nearest approach to genius’;

Approachnoun

a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green;

‘he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green’;

Approachverb

move towards;

‘We were approaching our destination’; ‘They are drawing near’; ‘The enemy army came nearer and nearer’;

Approachverb

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character;

‘This borders on discrimination!’; ‘His playing approaches that of Horowitz’;

Approachverb

begin to deal with;

‘approach a task’; ‘go about a difficult problem’; ‘approach a new project’;

Approachverb

come near in time;

‘Winter is approaching’; ‘approaching old age’;

Approachverb

make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion;

‘I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters’;