approach
/əpˈɹəʊtʃ/uh-PROHCH
/əpˈɹoʊtʃ/uh-PROHCH
Meaningto draw near to
Common meaning: to come near
- apto, towardsSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 30 · scan
- proachnear; one's ownLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1472 · scan
‘to, towards’ + ‘near’ → approach
Journey through time
- ap — Latin ad- “to, towards” (path traced)
- proach — Latin prope; proprius “near; one's own” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as appropiare.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin appropiare, which Skeat analyses as ad- ‘to, towards’ + prope ‘near; one's own’.
Roots
- appropiare Latin “to draw near to”
- prope; proprius Latin “near; one's own”
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