ALL meanings of approximate
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A a - 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
- adjective approximate near; close together 3
- verb approximate to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as) 3
- verb approximate to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree 3
- adjective approximate near in position; close together 3
- adjective approximate much like; resembling 3
- adjective approximate more or less correct or exact 3
- verb transitive approximate to come near to; approach or be almost the same as 3
- verb transitive approximate to bring near; make approach (to something) 3
- intransitive verb approximate to come near; be almost the same 3
- adjective approximate near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. 1
- adjective approximate nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: The approximate time was 10 o'clock. 1
- adjective approximate near; close together. 1
- adjective approximate very similar; nearly identical. 1
- verb with object approximate to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. 1
- verb with object approximate to estimate: We approximated the distance at three miles. 1
- verb with object approximate to simulate; imitate closely: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium. 1
- verb with object approximate to bring near. 1
- verb without object approximate to come near in position, character, amount, etc. 1
- adjective approximate not quite exact 1
- transitive verb approximate be similar to 1
- noun approximate Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact. 1
- verb approximate To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. 0
- verb approximate To come near to; to approach. 0
- verb approximate To estimate. 0
- adjective approximate Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 0
- adjective approximate Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. 0