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Approximate

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Verb

1. approximate, come close

be close or similar

Example Sentences:
'Her results approximate my own'

2. approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Example Sentences:
'I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds'

Adjective

3. approximate, approximative, rough

not quite exact or correct

Example Sentences:
'the approximate time was 10 o'clock'
'a rough guess'
'a ballpark estimate'

4. approximate, near

very close in resemblance

Example Sentences:
'sketched in an approximate likeness'
'a near likeness'

5. approximate, close together

located close together

Example Sentences:
'with heads close together'
'approximate leaves grow together but are not united'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Approximate

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adjective (əˈprɒksɪmɪt )
1. 
almost accurate or exact
2. 
inexact; rough; loose
only an approximate fit
3. 
much alike; almost the same
4. 
near; close together
verb (əˈprɒksɪˌmeɪt )
5. (usually foll by to)
to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as)
6. mathematics
to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree
accurate (sense 4)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Approximate

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adjective
1. 
near in position; close together
2. 
much like; resembling
3. 
more or less correct or exact
verb transitiveWord forms: apˈproxiˌmated or apˈproxiˌmating
4. 
to come near to; approach or be almost the same as
this painting approximates reality
5. 
to bring near; make approach (to something)
verb intransitive
6. 
to come near; be almost the same

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Approximate

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adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.
2. Very similar; closely resembling: sketched an approximate likeness of the suspect.
3. Botany Close together but not united.
v. (-māt′) ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing, ap·prox·i·mates
v.tr.
1. To come close to; be nearly the same as: This meat substitute approximates the real thing.
2. To bring near.
3. To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.
v.intr.
To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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