definition of
approximate

[1] #1 approximate v. [come close] be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own". wn

[2] #2 approximate s. [approximative, rough] not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate". wn

[3] #3 approximate v. [estimate, gauge, guess, judge] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds". wn

[4] #4 approximate s. [near] very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness". wn

[5] #5 approximate s. [close together] located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united". wn