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1.
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
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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)
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to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal.
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to estimate: We approximated the distance at three miles.
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to simulate; imitate closely: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium.
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to bring near.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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verb (used without object)
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to come near in position, character, amount, etc.
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Example Sentences
- The restaurant area seats approximately 30 people.
- Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage.
- Over 11 days, with a lunch and a light dinner, each of us could taste approximately 55 dishes.
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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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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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