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   approximate

   adjective

   • 1. close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact: "the approximate time of death"

   verb

   • 1. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity: "a leasing agreement approximating to ownership"
   • ▪ estimate or calculate (a quantity) fairly accurately: "I had to approximate the weight of my horse"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to’ + proximus ‘very near’. The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close’) arose in the mid 17th century; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th century.

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   How do you pronounce approximate tense?

   • Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense approximates , present participle approximating , past tense, past participle approximated pronunciation note: The adjective is pronounced (əprɒksɪmət ). The verb is pronounced (əprɒksɪmeɪt ). An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.

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   What does it mean to approximate a house?

   • loading examples... To approximate is to calculate the value of something based on informed knowledge. A computer program can approximate the value of a house based on square footage, number of rooms, year built, and other relevant factors.

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   What does it mean if a description is approximate?

   • An idea or description that is approximate is not intended to be precise or accurate, but to give some indication of what something is like . They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted. If something approximates to something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.

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   What does aproximado mean?

   • aproximado, aproximar-se de, aproximado/-da [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATE definition: 1. not completely accurate but close: 2. to be almost the same as: 3. not completely accurate but….

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   What does approximatus mean?

   • Late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare to come near, from Latin ad- + proximare to come near — more at proximate 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 “Approximate.”

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     APPROXIMATE translate: gần đúng, gần giống với. Learn more...

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