[
  {
    "word": "approach",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279\u0259\u028at\u0361\u0283/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279\u0259\u028at\u0361\u0283/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279o\u028at\u0361\u0283/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/approach-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648205",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An access, or opportunity of drawing near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(in plural) Movements to gain favor; advances.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "1991, Carol Lee Johnston, Jeanne Lazaris, Plane Trigonometry, A New Approach."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(used only in the plural, fortification) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An approach shot.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To come near to in place, time, character or value; to draw nearer to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\"Would counsel please approach the bench?\" asked the judge."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take approaches to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bring near; to cause to draw near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/approach"
    ]
  }
]