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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•prox•i•mate /adj. əˈprɑksəmɪt; v. -ˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation adj., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj. - nearly exact;
not perfectly accurate: The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
v. - to approach closely to;
to come close (to): [~ + object]He approximated the ideal of a perfect leader.[~ + to + object]His notions didn't approximate to reality. - [~ + object (+ at + object)] to estimate: She approximated the distance at a mile.
ap•prox•i•mate•ly, adv. See -prox-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•prox•i•mate (adj. ə prok′sə mit;v. ə prok′sə māt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj. - near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- nearly exact;
not perfectly accurate or correct:The approximate time was 10 o'clock. - near;
close together. - very similar;
nearly identical.
v.t. - to come near to;
approach closely to:to approximate an ideal. - to estimate:We approximated the distance at three miles.
- to simulate;
imitate closely:The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium. - to bring near.
v.i. - to come near in position, character, amount, etc.
- Late Latin approximātus drawn near to, approached (past participle of approximāre). See ap-1, proximate
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: approximate adj /əˈprɒksɪmɪt/- almost accurate or exact
- inexact; rough; loose
- much alike; almost the same
- near; close together
vb /əˈprɒksɪˌmeɪt/- (usually followed by to) to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as)
- to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin approximāre, from Latin proximus nearest, from prope near |