APPROACH Copy link • APPROACH 1. of person, accedere ad aliquid: appropinquare ad aliquid or alicui rei: adventare (absolutely, to approach rapidly; especially of an enemy in the historians): succedere aliquid, ad or sub aliquid (draw near to gradually). To approach (of a general), copias adducere, (propius) admovere (e.g., ad urbem). Of time, appropinquare: appetere: adventare (i. e., with rapid steps): imminere, instare (to be at hand; of a threatening approach): prope adesse; subesse (to be near). The time approaches when, prope adest, cum, etc.: the seventh day was approaching, appetebat dies septimus: to have approached one’s eightieth year, prope ad octogesimum annum pervenisse. To come near to, resemble, prope accedere (ad); accedere ad similitudinem alicujus rei; non multum abesse (a); simile esse alicujus. To approach the truth, prope accedere ad veritatem; non multum abesse a veritate; simile esse veritatis. 2. Transitive, admovere aliquid alicui rei. 3. s. appropinquatio: accessus: adventus: successus (gradual approach; e.g., of enemies): appulsus (rapid approach; e.g., of ships). Sudden approach, adventus repentinus, improvisus: unexpected approach, interventus, superventus (Tac., Hist., 2, 54, 1): similitudo (approach in the way of resemblance). The approach of the sun, appulsus soils: the approach of death, mortis appropinquatio: at the approach of death, morte appropinquante: at the approach of night, nocte appetente; sub noctem (not nocte). Access. (1) As place, aditus: to close all the approaches, omnes aditus claudere, intercludere, praecludere, obstruere. (2) Liberty of approaching, aditus: to be easy of approach (of persons), aditus ad eum est facilis. Vid: ACCESS. Approaches (of a besieging army) must be translated by opera (works). To make approaches, opera urbi admovere: urbem operibus aggredi.