approximate

CEFRB2

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Close to a particular number or amount, but not exact.

  2. 02

    verb

    To be close to a number, amount, or result.

Examples

  • His witness is approximate to the truth.

  • This will give you an approximate idea of the situation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Also pronounced

  • /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Drawn close together, but not united.

  2. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

  3. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

More examples

In context

  • I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.

  • NASA’s Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.

  • What's their approximate worth?

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten), from Latin approximātus, the perfect passive participle of approximō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + proximō (“to come near”). The noun was derived from the adjective through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also proximate. By surface analysis, ap- + proximate.