Thesaurus: approximate

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1. a. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. a. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
3. v. t. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
4. v. t. To come near to; to approach.
5. v. i. To draw; to approach.
6. adj. not quite exact or correct
7. adj. very close in resemblance
8. adj. located close together
9. v. be close or similar
10. v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
11. 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal. 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke. 2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse. To draw; to approach.
12. j:44/v:56 v. be close or similar s. not quite exact or correct s. very close in resemblance s. located close together