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approximate

/ approximate /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be close or similar
"Her results approximate my own"
Type of:
resemble
Kinds of:
border on approach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
adjective satellite Sense 2
located close together
"with heads close together"
"approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
Similar:
close
adjective satellite Sense 3
very close in resemblance
"sketched in an approximate likeness"
"a near likeness"
Similar:
close
adjective satellite Sense 4
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o''clock"
"a rough guess"
"a ballpark estimate"
Similar:
inexact
verb Sense 5
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Type of:
calculate cipher cypher
Kinds of:
quantize quantise misgauge place put
Derived:
evaluator judge judgment judgement judging
See also:
overestimate overrate lowball underestimate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
1
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resemble border on approach close inexact calculate cipher cypher quantize quantise misgauge place