Dictionary Check: approximate

"approximate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 24 points
Words with Friends 27 points

Definition

adjective

not quite exact or correct

Example: "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
Synonyms:
adjective

very close in resemblance

Example: "sketched in an approximate likeness"
Synonyms:
adjective

located close together

Example: "with heads close together"
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verb

be close or similar

Example: "Her results approximate my own"
Synonyms:
verb

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Example: "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

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