1. approximate - verb
· be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
Synonym(s): come_close
Hypernym(s): resemble
2. approximate - verb
· judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Synonym(s): estimate, gauge, guess, judge
Hypernym(s): calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure
3. approximate - adjective
· not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
Synonym(s): approximative, rough
4. approximate - adjective
· very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
Synonym(s): near
5. approximate - adjective
· located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
Synonym(s): close_together
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