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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 per in Indo-European roots).]
ap·prox′i·mate·ly adv.
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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. (usually foll by to) to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as)
6. (Mathematics) maths to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree. See accurate4
[C15: from Late Latin approximāre, from Latin proximus nearest, from prope near]
apˈproximative adj
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ap•prox•i•mate
(adj. əˈprɒk sə mɪt; v. -ˌmeɪt)adj., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj.
1. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate: The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
2. near; close together.
3. very similar; nearly identical.
v.t. 4. to approach closely to: to approximate an ideal.
5. to estimate.
6. to simulate: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium.
7. to bring near.
v.i. 8. to come close.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin approximātus, past participle of approximāre to approach. See ap-1, proximate]
ap•prox′i•mate•ly, adv.
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approximate
Past participle: approximated
Gerund: approximating
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Verb | 1. | approximate - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
2. | approximate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation | |
Adj. | 1. | approximate - not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" inexact - not exact |
2. | approximate - very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" | |
3. | approximate - located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" |
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approximate
adjective
verb
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Translations
تَقريبيتَقْرِيبيّ
přibližný
anslåetcirka-
approksimoidaarvioidaestimoidalähentäälähentyä
približan
sem er nærri lagi
近似の
대략적인
apytikriaiapytikrisapytikris apskaičiavimasapytikris atsakymas ir panapytikris skaičius
aptuvens
približen
ungefärlig
ประมาณ
xấp xỉ
approximate
A. [əˈprɒksɪmɪt] ADJ → aproximado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
approximate
[əˈprɒksɪmət] adj [value, cost, length, size, height] → approximatif/ive; [time, age, date, number] → approximatif/ive
[əˈprɒksɪmeɪt] vt → se rapprocher de, être proche de
gains approximating 83 million dollars
BUT des gains d'environ 83 millions de dollars.
to approximate to sth → ressembler à qch
gains approximating 83 million dollars
BUT des gains d'environ 83 millions de dollars.
to approximate to sth → ressembler à qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
approximate
adj → ungefähr; these figures are only approximate → dies sind nur ungefähre Werte; three hours is the approximate time needed → man braucht ungefähr drei Stunden
vi to approximate to something → einer Sache (dat) → in etwa entsprechen; they approximate to one another → sie entsprechen einander in etwa
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
approximate
[adj əˈprɒksɪmɪt; vb əˈprɒksɪmeɪt]1. adj → approssimativo/a, approssimato/a
2. vi to approximate to → essere un'approssimazione di, avvicinarsi a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
approximate
(əˈproksimət) adjective very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct. Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?
apˈproximately adverb nearly; more or less. There will be approximately five hundred people present.
apˌproximˈation noun1. a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact. This figure is just an approximation.
2. the process of estimating a figure etc. We decided on a price by a process of approximation.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
approximate
→ تَقْرِيبيّ přibližný anslået ungefähr προσεγγιστικός aproximado likimääräinen approximatif približan approssimativo 近似の 대략적인 geschat omtrentlig przybliżony aproximado приблизительный ungefärlig ประมาณ yaklaşık xấp xỉ 近似的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ap·prox·i·mate
a. aproximado-a.
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