Approximate

What do we mean by approximate?

Almost exact or correct. adjective

Very similar; closely resembling. adjective

Close together but not united. adjective

To come close to; be nearly the same as. intransitive verb

To bring near. intransitive verb

To bring together, as cut edges of tissue. intransitive verb

To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality. intransitive verb

To carry or bring near; advance closely upon; cause to approach in position, quality, character, condition, etc.

To come near; approach closely; figuratively, to stand in intimate relation; be remarkably similar.

Near in position; near to; close together.

In botany, said of leaves or other organs that stand near together.

Near in character; very similar: as, a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.

Nearly approaching accuracy or correctness; nearly precise, perfect, or complete: as, an approximate result; approximate values.

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. adjective

Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. adjective

Those which are nearly, but not, equal. adjective

To draw; to approach. intransitive verb

To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. transitive verb

To come near to; to approach. transitive verb

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. adjective

To estimate.

To come near to; to approach.

To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

Noun. A feeling that you and your partner will mate. A moment of this kind. An air of “tacit agreement”. Urban Dictionary

Noun. A spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend who is not an ideal match, but close enough in many respects. Urban Dictionary

A term guilty people use when they are guilty as hell. Urban Dictionary

A kind of true but not true simplification of something. Can be used to insult. Urban Dictionary

To come close to; be nearly the same as: This meat substitute approximates the real thing. To bring near. To bring together, as cut edges of tissue. Urban Dictionary

A bastardisation of approximately and positively first used by people of marginal education. Even though those two words have different degrees of certitude, approximatively originally meant approximately but has since evolved to mean approximately with slightly more certitude, but not quite positively. Urban Dictionary

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An annual math event that is commemorated on 22nd July (22/7) among billions of people worldwide, who conventionally write their date in the DD/MM/YYYY format, compared to the millions of folks who celebrate Pi Day on March 14 (3/14). Urban Dictionary

A phrase used describing a very very sad group of people with horse masks on. or they are very very sad furries. Urban Dictionary

Slap ur short friend round the head 5 times on Feb 14th -GL hehehehe Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to approximate:
approximate, proximate, approximated, approximates, approximative, approximant, approximal, approximator, approximants, approximatif.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word approximate:
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Words that rhyme with approximate:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe approximate:
only, best, more, very, able, better, most, somewhat, would, highly, likely, exact, possible, less, corresponding, quite, longer, inherently, vocal, rough, nearest, date, nearer, closer, smallest, observed, ever, even, rocky, successively, unable.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective approximate:
values, solutions, time, methods, results, cost, number, solution, date, value, figures, way, estimates, equality, accuracy, dates, reasoning, age, conditions, location, size, method, distribution, weight, expressions, agreement, costs, analysis, position, length, numbers, dimensions, manner, calculations, area, truth, percentage, answers, functions, composition, limits, balance, range, calculation, levels, rates, reality, equivalents, data, estimate, order, models, amount, determination, ages, intervals, scale, measurements, weights, locations, prices, equations, sizes, distance, quantities, accordance, measure, formulae, formulas, distributions, formula, measures, distances, positions, normality, percentages, ranges, matching, estimation, boundaries, techniques, price, figure, shape, parity, equilibrium, height, curves, yield.

Words that sound like approximate:
approximate, approximates, approximant, approximal, approximately, proximate, approximative, approximated, approximating, proxima.