approach vs progress

approach and progress both are nouns.

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

approach (noun)	progress (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green	gradual improvement or growth or development
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation	a movement forward
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)	progress (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion	develop in a positive way
move towards	form or accumulate steadily
come near in time	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character