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.
approach (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The act of approaching (of place or time)1. accessus, ūs2. ădĭtus, ūs3. adventus, ūs (usu. = arrival, q. v.)4. appulsus, ūs (prop. of the a. of a ship to the shore5. apprŏpinquātĭo (of time only)II. A means of approaching1. accessus, ūs2. ădĭtus, ūs3. appulsus, ūs, m. (of the a.s to a place by sea)III. The works by means of which besiegers draw near to the place besieged • approach (subs.): I. The act of approaching (of place or time): 1. accessus, ūs: an a. to the city by night, a. nocturnus ad urbem, Cic.: the a. and departure of the sun, solis a. discessusque, Cic.: an a. to a subject of discussion, a. ad causam, Cic. 2. ădĭtus, ūs: a. to Antony is said to be more difficult, a. ad Antonium difficilior esse dicitur, Cic.: v. access. 3. adventus, ūs (usu. = arrival, q. v.): the a. of evils, malorum a., Cic. 4. appulsus, ūs (prop. of the a. of a ship to the shore: hence of other kinds of a. which are characterized by forcible motion): the a. of the sun, a. solis, Cic. 5. apprŏpinquātĭo (of time only): the a. of death, mortis a., Cic. II. A means of approaching: 1. accessus, ūs: to examine every a., omnem a. lustrare, Virg. 2. ădĭtus, ūs: a gently sloping a., leniter acclivis a., Caes.: he carefully inquires about the a.s and roads into the country of the Suevi, aditus viasque in Suevos perquirit, Caes. 3. appulsus, ūs, m. (of the a.s to a place by sea): the island of the Batavi, on account of its convenient a.s, insula Batavorum ob faciles a., Tac. III. The works by means of which besiegers draw near to the place besieged: ŏpĕra, um (including the entire siege-works): the Gauls sometimes made attempts upon our a.s, nonnunquam opera nostra Galli tentare, Caes.: Liv.
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.