approximate

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UK /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/ US /əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/

adj 3verb 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, british, english, humorous, partial

His British accent was only approximate, picked up from watching too many TV shows.

VERB + APPROXIMATE

attempt, find, give, know

We attempted to approximate the number of people at the concert last night.

APPROXIMATE + NOUN

calculation, composition, idea, solutions, truth

The engineer made an approximate calculation of the building's structural costs before submitting the proposal.

ADV.

only

The final cost will be only approximate, so we'll know the exact price later.

Definitions

adj

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

approximate results or values

NASA’s Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.

Drawn close together, but not united.

noun

An approximate result or quantity.

verb

To estimate.

I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.

As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them.

To come near to; to approach.

When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.

The telescope approximates perfection.

To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

to approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time

adjective — very close in resemblance

near

adjective — not quite exact or correct

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

approximate results or values

Wiktionary

NASA’s Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.

Wiktionary

I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.

Wiktionary

As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them.

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When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.

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What's their approximate worth?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, approximate is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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