[verb] be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" Synonyms:come close
[verb] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" Synonyms:estimate, gauge, guess, judge
[adjective] not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" Synonyms:approximative, rough
[adjective] very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" Synonyms:near
[adjective] located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" Synonyms:close together
