Definition of 'approximate'
Verb
- be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
Synonyms: come close - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Synonyms: estimate gauge guess judge
Adjective
- not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
Synonyms: approximative rough - very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
Synonyms: near - located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
Synonyms: close together
