Definition of approximate

adjective (a)

• Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• not quite exact or correct (adj.all)

  Synonym: approximative, rough
  

  Example:
  The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
  

  source: wordnet30
• very close in resemblance (adj.all)

  Synonym: near
  

  Example:
  Sketched in an approximate likeness.
  

  source: wordnet30
• located close together (adj.all)

  Synonym: close together
  

  Example:
  Approximate leaves grow together but are not united.
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• be close or similar (verb.stative)

  Synonym: come close
  

  Example:
  Her results approximate my own.
  

  source: wordnet30
• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: estimate, gauge, guess, judge
  

  source: wordnet30
• To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To draw; to approach. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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