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Use Approximately in a sentenceap·prox·i·mate
[adj. uh-prok-suh-mit; v. uh-prok-suh-meyt] adjective, verb, ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing. 
sə 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.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used without object)
9.
to come near in position, character, amount, etc.
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| approximate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | almost accurate or exact |
| 2. | inexact; rough; loose: only an approximate fit |
| 3. | much alike; almost the same |
| 4. | near; close together |
| —vb | |
| 5. | ( |
| 6. | maths See accurate to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree |
| [C15: from Late Latin approximāre, from Latin proximus nearest, from prope near] | |
| ap'proximative | |
| —adj | |
approximately (əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| close to; around; roughly or in the region of | |
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Word Origin & History
approximate
1640s, from L. approximatus, pp. of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near." The verb is 1650s, from the adjective. Related: Approximately (1845).
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Medical Dictionary
approximate ap·prox·i·mate (ə-prŏk'sə-māt')
v. ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing, ap·prox·i·mates
To bring together, as cut edges of tissue. adj. (-mĭt)
Relating to the contact surfaces, either proximal or distal, of two adjacent teeth; proximate.
Close together. Used of the teeth in the human jaw.
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Example sentences
The cost of this non-renewable water is approximately one tenth of the cost of desalinated water.
Serves four-or approximately two hundred members of the press.
Grant award notifications are approximately six weeks later.
Such trusts get approximately the same results as the endowment.
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