approach (v.) Copy link Outline I. To come or go near in place1. accēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (with ad, dat. [rare], or acc.)2. advento, 1 (prop. a frequent. v.3. prŏpinquo, 1 (rare and chiefly poet.4. apprŏpinquo, 1 (with ad or dat.)5. appĕto, īvi, ītum, 3 (esp. absol. of seasons of the year, etc.6. insto, stĭti, stĭtum, 1 (of that which is imminent)7. admŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (with exercitum, copias, etc., and foll. by ad or acc. aloneII. To come near in respect of time1. appĕto, 32. apprŏpinquo, 13. insto, 14. incēdo, 3III. To approximate to, resemble1. accēdo, 3 (with ad or dat.)2. aspīro, 1 (lit. to approach near enough to be able to breathe on) • approach (v.): I. To come or go near in place: 1. accēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (with ad, dat. [rare], or acc.): the pirates begin to a. Syracuse, praedones a. incipiunt ad Syracusas, Cic.: to a. the walls, muris a., Liv.: he a.s the places, loca accedit, Sall.. Virg. 2. advento, 1 (prop. a frequent. v.: to be on the point of arriving: v. to arrive): you ought to be a.ing, and to be already close at hand, tu a. ac prope adesse jam debes, Cic.: Caes. Fig.: disaster was a.ing the city, urbi clades adventabat, Liv. 3. prŏpinquo, 1 (rare and chiefly poet.: with dat.): the day of fate a.s, Parcarum dies p., Virg.: Tac.: v. to near. 4. apprŏpinquo, 1 (with ad or dat.): to a. the mountain tops, ad juga montium a., Liv.: the soldiers a.'d the enemy, milites hostibus appropinquarunt, Caes. Fig.: to us freedom a.s, nobis libertas a., Cic. 5. appĕto, īvi, ītum, 3 (esp. absol. of seasons of the year, etc.: v. infr. II): v. to make for, DRAW NIGH. 6. insto, stĭti, stĭtum, 1 (of that which is imminent): v. to press on. 7. admŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (with exercitum, copias, etc., and foll. by ad or acc. alone: of course only of a military approach): Hannibal had a.'d Lacinium, Lacinium H. admoverat copias, Liv. Phr.: to prevent the enemy from entering harbours or a.ing the shore, hostem portibus et litorum appulsu arcere, Liv. II. To come near in respect of time: 1. appĕto, 3: the seventh day was a.ing, dies appetebat septimus, Caes.: the spring was a.ing, ver appetebat, Liv. 2. apprŏpinquo, 1: winter was a.ing, hiems appropinquabat, Caes. 3. insto, 1: the public games are a.ing, instant ludi, Cic. 4. incēdo, 3: darkness was a.ing, tenebrae incedebant, Tac. III. To approximate to, resemble: 1. accēdo, 3 (with ad or dat.): in nothing do men a. nearer to the gods than in conferring safety upon their fellows, homines ad deos nulla re propius a. ad deos quam salutem hominibus dando, Cic.: Philip a.'d nearest to Antonius, though at a wide interval, Antonio Philippus proximus accedebat, sed longo intervallo, Cic. 2. aspīro, 1 (lit. to approach near enough to be able to breathe on): no one can a. Africanus in warlike renown, bellica laude aspirare ad Africanum nemo potest, Cic.