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drive up vs approach

approach vs drive up

drive up is not a noun while approach is a noun.

drive up and approach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drive up No No Yes No
approach Yes No Yes No
As verbs, approach is a hypernym of drive up; that is, approach is a word with a broader meaning than drive up:
  • drive up: approach while driving
  • approach: move towards
Other hypernyms of drive up include come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near.
drive up (noun) approach (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
drive up (verb) approach (verb)
approach while driving make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
move towards
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Difference between drive up and approach

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