verb
zbliżać się
/ˈzblʲiʐat͡ɕ ɕɛ/· czasownikAlso
podchodzićzwracać się
Definition
To come near or nearer to someone or something in space, time, or quality, or to speak to someone about something for the first time.
Examples
As we approached the city, the traffic got heavier.
Gdy zbliżaliśmy się do miasta, ruch stał się większy.
I decided to approach my boss about a raise.
Zdecydowałem się zwrócić do szefa w sprawie podwyżki.
Synonyms
Collocations
approach a problemapproach a topicapproach someone
noun
podejście
/pɔˈdɛjɕt͡ɕɛ/· rzeczownikAlso
zbliżenie(n)metoda(f)
Definition
A way of dealing with something, or an act of moving closer to someone or something.
Examples
We need a new approach to this problem.
Potrzebujemy nowego podejścia do tego problemu.
The pilot prepared for the final approach to the runway.
Pilot przygotował się do końcowego podejścia do pasa startowego.
Collocations
new approachdifferent approachtake an approach
Word forms
approachedpast simpleapproachingpresent participleapproachesthird person singular
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