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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
prak
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mt
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| definition 1: |
nearly exact or correct.
The approximate distance between New York and California is 3000 miles.- synonyms:
- near
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| definition 2: |
estimated.
He told us an approximate price to repair the bicycle.- antonyms:
- exact, precise
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| related words: |
crude |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
prak
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meIt
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| inflections: |
approximates, approximating, approximated |
| definition 1: |
to be quite like; come close to.
This synthetic fabric approximates the feel of silk.- synonyms:
- compare, resemble
- similar words:
- approach, correspond, near, relate
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| definition 2: |
to estimate.
I approximated the distance to be around twelve miles.- synonyms:
- estimate
- similar words:
- guess, judge
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| related words: |
resemble |
| derivation: |
approximately (adv.) |
Word Builder: approximate +
- approximately:
almost exactly; about.