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List of meaning for approximate

close to the exact; estimated

approximate, approximative, rough(adj)

not quite exact or correct

"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

approximate, near(adj)

very close in resemblance

"sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

approximate, close together(p)(verb)

located close together

"with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

approximate, come close(verb)

be close or similar

"Her results approximate my own"

estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge(verb)

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

"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

being such only when compared to something else

the movie's an approximate success, if you can overlook the overblown publicity that preceded it

not precisely correct

police could only give us an approximate count of the number of people who attended the air show

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

Rob's violin performance last night didn't even approximate what he's really capable of when he's not feeling sick

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