approach vs pattern

approach and pattern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach	Yes	No	Yes	No
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No

approach (noun)	pattern (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something	a customary way of operation or behavior
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green	a decorative or artistic work
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation	a perceptual structure
a way of entering or leaving	a model considered worthy of imitation
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time	something intended as a guide for making something else
a close approximation	something regarded as a normative example
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
the event of one object coming closer to another	the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

approach (verb)	pattern (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion	plan or create according to a model or models
move towards	form a pattern
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character