approximate

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I - verb

1. be close or similar (Freq. 5)
- Her results approximate my own
• Syn:
come close
• Derivationally related forms:
approximative
• Hypernyms:
resemble
• Hyponyms:
border on, approach
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP (for: come close)
2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (Freq. 2)
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
• Syn:
estimate, gauge, guess, judge
• See Also:
overestimate (for: estimate), underestimate (for: estimate)
• Derivationally related forms:
judge (for: judge), judgment (for: judge), judging (for: judge), guess (for: guess), guesser (for: guess), approximative, estimate (for: estimate), estimation (for: estimate)
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Hyponyms:
quantize, quantise, misgauge, place, put,
set, give, lowball, underestimate, assess, make,
reckon, count, truncate, guesstimate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

II - adjective

1. not quite exact or correct (Freq. 3)
- the approximate time was 10 o'clock
- a rough guess
- a ballpark estimate
• Syn:
approximative, rough
• Similar to:
inexact
• Derivationally related forms:
approximate (for: approximative)
2. very close in resemblance
- sketched in an approximate likeness
- a near likeness
• Syn:
near
• Similar to:
close
3. located close together
- with heads close together
- approximate leaves grow together but are not united
• Syn:
close together
• Similar to:
close

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  close together(p), near, approximative, rough, estimate, gauge, guess, judge, come close