approximate

English Online Dictionary. What means approximate‎? What does approximate mean?

English

Alternative forms

• approx. (abbreviation, also for adverb approximately)

Etymology

From Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare (“to approach”); ad + proximare (“to come near”). See proximate.

Pronunciation

Adjective

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/, /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/

Adjective

approximate (comparative more approximate, superlative most approximate)

1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

Synonyms

• close

Antonyms

• exact, precise

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

approximate (third-person singular simple present approximates, present participle approximating, simple past and past participle approximated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
2. (transitive) To come near to; to approach.
3. (transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

approximāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of approximō