approximate meaning and definition

APPROXIMATE verb

Definition of approximate (verb)

1. be close or similar
   • "Her results approximate my own"
   • synonyms: come close
2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   • "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
   • synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge

APPROXIMATE adjective

Definition of approximate (adjective)

1. not quite exact or correct
   • "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
   • synonyms: approximative, rough
2. very close in resemblance
   • "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
   • synonyms: near
3. located close together
   • "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
   • synonyms: close together