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- [adjective uh-prok-suh-mit; verb uh-prok-suh-meyt]
- /adjective əˈprɒk sə mɪt; verb əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt/
- /əˈprɒksɪmət/
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- [adjective uh-prok-suh-mit; verb uh-prok-suh-meyt]
- /adjective əˈprɒk sə mɪt; verb əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt/
Definitions of approximate word
- adjective approximate An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact. 3
- adjective approximate An idea or description that is approximate is not intended to be precise or accurate, but to give some indication of what something is like. 3
- verb approximate If something approximates to something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same. 3
- adjective approximate almost accurate or exact 3
- adjective approximate inexact; rough; loose 3
- adjective approximate much alike; almost the same 3
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Origin of approximate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Late Latin approximātus drawn near to, approached (past participle of approximāre). See ap-1, proximate
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Parts of speech for Approximate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
approximate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
approximate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for approximate
adj approximate
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
verb approximate
- resemble — to be like or similar to.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- verge on — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
adverb approximate
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
Antonyms for approximate
adj approximate
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- accurate — careful and exact
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
verb approximate
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
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