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approximate

/əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/verb, adjective4 syllables

Approximate means: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).

Synonyms for approximate12

verb, as in judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

estimate, gauge, guess, judge

verb, as in be close or similar

come close

adjective, as in not quite exact or correct

approximative, rough, inexact

adjective, as in very close in resemblance

near, close

adjective, as in located close together

close together, close

also used for approximate

crude

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What does approximate mean?5

verb

1

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”

2

be close or similar“Her results approximate my own”

adjective

1

not quite exact or correct“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”

2

very close in resemblance“sketched in an approximate likeness”

3

located close together“with heads close together”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Approximate in a sentence

  • This will give you an approximate idea of the situation.vvv123
  • The finite element method enables us to find approximate solutions of partial differential equations.Selenyt
  • His witness is approximate to the truth.unknown
  • We can only know her approximate age.unknown
  • This is only an approximate value.Lindoula
  • Could you give me an approximate figure?sundown
  • That is only an approximate calculation.Orange

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of approximate

as a verb

past tense
approximated
present participle
approximating
third-person singular
approximates
past participle
approximated