approximate
Meaning of approximate
- close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.
the approximate time of death
- come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity.
a leasing agreement approximating to ownership
reality can be approximated by computational techniques
late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to’ + proximus ‘very near’. The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close’) arose in the mid 17th century; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th century.
Information about approximate
- The plural form of approximate is: approximates.
- Languages in which approximate is used:
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Hyphenation of approximate
ap-prox-i-mate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- approximate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
approximate synonyms
Meaning approximative:
Meaning near:
Meaning estimate:
Meaning (of a value or number) roughly calculated; approximate:
Meaning lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Meaning not quite accurate or correct:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time:
Meaning general; without detail:
Meaning not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
Meaning considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed:
Meaning thinking or communicating in an unfocused or imprecise way:
Meaning covered by a haze:
Meaning having a frizzy texture or appearance:
Meaning made of wool:
Meaning a baseball ground:
Meaning come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity:
Meaning have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like:
Meaning come into or be in contact with:
Meaning prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention:
approximate antonyms
Meaning marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Translation of approximate
- German: annähern, annähernd, ungefähr
- Italian: accostare, avvicinarsi, accostarsi, approssimarsi, stimare, approssimare, approssimativo, approssimato
- Spanish: aproximar, estimar, aproximativo, aproximativa, aproximado, aproximada
- French: approcher, estimer, approximatif
- Portuguese: estimar
Words that rhyme with approximate
MatE, mate, Bamate, Imamate, Rifamate, Tiamate, acetylallylcarbamate, acetylcarbamate, acetylcinnamate, acetyldihydrocinnamate, acetylglutamate, acetylhydrocinnamate, acetylmethylcarbamate, acetylmuramate, acetylpropargylcarbamate, acryloylcarbamate, adamantylcarbamate, alanylglutamate, allylcarbamate, allylimidothiocarbamate, amalgamate, amate, aminobenzoylglutamate, aminocinnamate, aminohydrocinnamate, aminomethylcarbamate, aminopropylcarbamate, aminopteroylglutamate, aminosuccinamate, amylcinnamate, arginylglutamate, arginylpyroglutamate, benfluramate, benzhydrylcarbamate, benzhydrylimidothiocarbamate, benzimidazolecarbamate, benzohydroxamate, benzothiazolylcarbamate, benzoxamate, benzoylcarbamate, benzoylcinnamate, benzylcarbamate, benzylcinnamate, benzyldithiocarbamate, benzylidenehydrazonothiocarbamate, benzylquinolinylidenecarbamate, benzylthiocarbamate, bihamate, biscarbamate, bisdimethylcarbamate