approximate

1. a. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. Source: opted

2. a. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Source: opted

3. v. t. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. Source: opted

4. v. t. To come near to; to approach. Source: opted

5. v. i. To draw; to approach. Source: opted

6. adj. not quite exact or correct Source: wordnet

7. adj. very close in resemblance Source: wordnet

8. adj. located close together Source: wordnet

9. v. be close or similar Source: wordnet

10. v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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