approbativement (-mān), adv., approvingly, with approbation.
approchant, -e, adj., (fam.) something like; like, bordering upon, approximate; near allied, near akin.
approchant, prep., (l.u., fam.) near, about. Il a reçu dix mille francs —; he received about ten thousand francs.
approche, n.f., approach, access; coming, advance; (print.) space, closing up. Lunette d’—; spy-glass. Greffe en —; graft by approach.
approcher, v.a., to bring, put, or draw near; to bring, put, or draw close; to have access (to any one). Approchez la table du feu; draw the table near the fire.
approcher, v.n., to approach, to draw nigh or near, to come near, to be easy of access; to be something like. Il me fit — de lui; he made me come near him. — du but; to come near the mark. Ceci n’en approche pas; this does not come near it.
s’approcher, v.r., to approach, to draw near, to come near, to advance. Approchez-vous du feu; draw near the fire.
approfondi, -e, adj., deep, profound; thorough, reasoned out.
approfondir, v.a., to deepen, to make deeper; to examine thoroughly; to search, dive into, to fathom. — une question; to sift, to fathom a question.
approfondissement, n.m., deepening, sinking lower; fathoming.