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Verb: approximate u'prók-su`meyt- Be close or similar
"Her results approximate my own" - come close - Form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I approximate this chicken to weigh three pounds" - estimate, gauge, guess, judge Adjective: approximate u'prók-su-mut- Not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock" - approximative, rough - Very close in resemblance
"sketched in an approximate likeness" - near - Located close together
"approximate leaves grow together but are not united" - close together
Derived forms: approximating, approximated, approximates See also: close, inexact Type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure [N. Amer], reckon, resemble, work out Encyclopedia: Approximate |