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Meaning of 'approximate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Approximate [ a.]
- Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
- Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
2 . Approximate [ v. i.]
- To draw; to approach.
3 . Approximate [ v. t.]
- To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
- To come near to; to approach.

Meaning of 'approximate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . approximate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be close or similar
Example in sentence:
  • Her results approximate my own
Meaning (2):
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Example in sentence:
  • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
3 . approximate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not quite exact or correct
Example in sentence:
  • a ballpark estimate;
  • a rough guess;
  • the approximate time was 10 o'clock
Meaning (4):
- very close in resemblance
Example in sentence:
  • a near likeness;
  • sketched in an approximate likeness
Meaning (5):
- located close together
Example in sentence:
  • approximate leaves grow together but are not united;
  • with heads close together

Nearby Words:

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