Definition of
Approximate
- (verb, cognition) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- (verb, stative) be close or similar
- (adj, all) located close together
approximate leaves grow together but are not united - (adj, all) very close in resemblance
a near likeness - (adj, all) not quite exact or correct
a rough guess
a ballpark estimate
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Approximate
approximative, close together, come close, estimate, gauge, guess, judge, near, rough
Alternate forms of Approximate
Derivations: approximative
Hyponyms: approach, assess, border on, count, give, guesstimate, lowball, make, misgauge, place, put, quantise, quantize, reckon, set, truncate, underestimate
Hypernyms: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, resemble, work out
Origin of the word Approximate
- 1640s, from L. approximatus, pp. of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near." The verb is 1650s, from the adjective. Related: Approximately (1845). more
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