approach vs come up to

come up to vs approach

approach is a noun but come up to is not a noun.

approach and come up to both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach	Yes	No	Yes	No
come up to	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come up to is a hypernym of approach; that is, come up to is a word with a broader meaning than approach:

approach: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
come up to: speak to someone

Other hypernyms of approach include accost, address.

approach (noun)	come up to (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a way of entering or leaving
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
a close approximation
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
the event of one object coming closer to another
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

approach (verb)	come up to (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion	speak to someone
move towards
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

Difference between approach and come up to

Words related to "come up to"

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