Approximate

  • 61approximate — see PROXIMITY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62approximate — ap·prox·i·mate || É™ prÉ’ksɪmÉ™t v. approach, come near adj. near, approaching …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 63approximate — adjective ə prɒksɪmət fairly accurate but not totally precise. verb ə prɒksɪmeɪt come close in quality or quantity. ↘estimate fairly accurately. Derivatives approximately adverb approximation noun approximative adjective Origin ME: from late L.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 64approximate — I. a. 1. Proximate, approaching coming near. [Followed by to.] 2. Nearly correct, nearly accurate or true, inexact, almost exact. II. v. a. (Rare.) Bring near, cause to approach. III. v. n. Approach, come near, closely resemble, nearly rival …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 65approximate — adj 1. near, approaching, impending, forthcoming, coming, imminent. 2. rough, estimated, Sl. guesstimated; Math. interpolate, Statistics. extrapolative. 3. adjacent, juxtapositional, juxtaposed, proximate, next, next door, neighboring; close… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 66approximate — ap·prox·i·mate …

    English syllables

  • 67approximate to — Syn: roughly equal, come near/close to, approach, border on, verge on, resemble, be similar to …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 68approximate — Used in the sense of an estimate merely, meaning more or less, but about and near the amount, quantity, or distance specified. Near to; about; a little more or less; close. Approximately is very nearly synonymous with proximately , meaning very… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 69approximate — Used in the sense of an estimate merely, meaning more or less, but about and near the amount, quantity, or distance specified. Near to; about; a little more or less; close. Approximately is very nearly synonymous with proximately , meaning very… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 70approximate — see PROXIMITY …

    Word origins