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approximate
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adjective (a)

  • Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not quite exact or correct(adj.all)
    Example:
    The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
    Synonym:
    approximative, rough
    source: wordnet30
  • very close in resemblance(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sketched in an approximate likeness.
    Synonym:
    near
    source: wordnet30
  • located close together(adj.all)
    Example:
    Approximate leaves grow together but are not united.
    Synonym:
    close together
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • be close or similar(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Her results approximate my own.
    Synonym:
    come close
    source: wordnet30
  • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    estimate, gauge, guess, judge
    source: wordnet30
  • To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To draw; to approach.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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