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ap⋅prox⋅i⋅mate

  [adj. uh-prok-suh-mit; v. uh-prok-suh-meyt] adjective, verb, -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
2. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
3. near; close together.
4. very similar; nearly identical.
–verb (used with object)
5. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal.
6. to estimate: We approximated the distance at three miles.
7. to simulate; imitate closely: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium.
8. to bring near.
–verb (used without object)
9. to come near in position, character, amount, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL approximātus drawn near to, approached (ptp. of approximāre). See ap- 1 , proximate

Related forms:
ap⋅prox⋅i⋅mate⋅ly, adverb
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ap·prox·i·mate   (ə-prŏk'sə-mĭt)   
adj.  
  1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.
  2. Very similar; closely resembling: sketched an approximate likeness of the suspect.
  3. Botany Close together but not united.
v.   (-māt') ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing, ap·prox·i·mates

v.   tr.
  1. To come close to; be nearly the same as: This meat substitute approximates the real thing.
  2. To bring near.
  3. To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.
v.   intr.
To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.

[Middle English, from Late Latin approximātus, past participle of approximāre, to approach : Latin ad-, ad- + proximāre, to come near (from proximus, nearest; see per1 in Indo-European roots).]
ap·prox'i·mate·ly adv.
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Approximately

Ap*prox"i*mate*ly\, adv. With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : approximately
Spanish: aproximadamente,
German: ungefähr, etwa,
Japanese: ほぼ
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