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approximate
What does approximate mean?
approximate (verb): be close or similar.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use approximate in a sentence?
- Her results approximate my own. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does approximate come from?
From Middle English approximaten (“to bring, put close (to)”), from approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin approximātus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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to guide or conduct
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try to get or reach
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hear with intention
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be close or similar
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