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Attitude vs. Approach — What's the Difference?

Attitude vs. Approach — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Attitude and Approach

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Attitude

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something
He was questioned on his attitude to South Africa
Being competitive is an attitude of mind

Approach

To come near or nearer, as in space or time
Spring approaches.

Attitude

Truculent or uncooperative behaviour
I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude

Approach

(Sports) To make an approach, as in golf.

Attitude

The orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.
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Approach

To come or go near or nearer to
Approached the tunnel.

Attitude

A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition
Has a positive attitude about work.
Kept a dignified attitude throughout the crisis.

Approach

To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate
The performance approaches perfection.

Attitude

Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior
One customer with a lot of attitude really tried my patience.

Approach

To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view
Approached the administration for a raise.

Attitude

A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself
Stood in a graceful attitude.

Approach

To begin to deal with or work on
Approached the task with dread.
Approached the issue from a historical perspective.

Attitude

A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.

Approach

The act of approaching
The approach of night.

Attitude

The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon.

Approach

A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.

Attitude

The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.

Approach

A way or means of reaching something; an access
An approach to the bridge.

Attitude

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.

Approach

The method used in dealing with or accomplishing
A logical approach to the problem.

Attitude

(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
Don't give me your negative attitude.
You've got a nice attitude today.

Approach

An advance or overture made by one person to another.

Attitude

Unpleasant behavior.
He doesn't take attitude from anybody.
I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude.

Approach

The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.

Attitude

The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.

Approach

The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.

Attitude

(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.

Approach

The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.

Attitude

To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.

Approach

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

Attitude

To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.

Approach

To play an approach shot.

Attitude

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

Approach

Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.

Attitude

The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.

Approach

Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
As we drove along the driveway, the trees approaching the house seemed more eerie.

Attitude

Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.
The attitude of the country was rapidly changing.
'T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes (posituræ) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows.
Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time.

Approach

To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
“Would counsel please approach the bench?” asked the judge.
He approached the age of manhood.

Attitude

A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways;
He had the attitude that work was fun

Approach

(transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.

Attitude

Position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;
He assumed an attitude of surrender

Approach

(transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).

Attitude

A theatrical pose created for effect;
The actor struck just the right attitude

Approach

(transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.

Attitude

Position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

Approach

To have sexual intercourse with (someone).

Approach

To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.

Approach

An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

Approach

An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.

Approach

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

Approach

(climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.

Approach

(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

Approach

(archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.

Approach

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

Approach

A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
We flew the RNAV/GPS A approach to runway 16.

Approach

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

Approach

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.

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

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.

Approach

To take approaches to.

Approach

The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
A nearer approach to the human type.

Approach

A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
The approach to kings and principal persons.

Approach

Movements to gain favor; advances.

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

See Approaching.

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

The act of drawing spatially closer to something;
The hunter's approach scattered the geese

Approach

A way of entering or leaving;
He took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge

Approach

The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Approach

The event of one object coming closer to another

Approach

A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;
She rejected his advances

Approach

The temporal property of becoming nearer in time;
The approach of winter

Approach

A close approximation;
The nearest approach to genius

Approach

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

Approach

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

Approach

Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character;
This borders on discrimination!
His playing approaches that of Horowitz

Approach

Begin to deal with;
Approach a task
Go about a difficult problem
Approach a new project

Approach

Come near in time;
Winter is approaching
Approaching old age

Approach

Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion;
I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters

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