way vs approach

approach vs way

way and approach both are nouns.

way is not a verb while approach is a verb.

way is an adverb but approach is not an adverb.

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

As nouns, approach is a hyponym of way; that is, approach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than way:

way: any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
approach: a way of entering or leaving

Other hyponyms of way include access, lane, passage, path, road, route, staircase, stairway, watercourse, waterway.

way (noun)	approach (noun)
a course of conduct	the act of drawing spatially closer to something
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end	a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
a journey or passage	ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another	a way of entering or leaving
how something is done or how it happens	the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
the property of distance in general	a close approximation
doing as one pleases or chooses	a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'	the event of one object coming closer to another
a line leading to a place or point	the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
a portion of something divided into shares
space for movement
the condition of things generally

way (verb)	approach (verb)
	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

way (adverb)	approach (adverb)
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

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