approximate

adjectiveverbB2 · Upper-intermediate

Close to the real number but not exact.

Meanings of «approximate»

1 · adjective

close to the real number but not exact

We need an approximate answer, not the exact number.

2 · verb

to come close to or estimate a value

This method can approximate the total cost fairly well.

Similar: estimate gauge reckon

Translation

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«approximate» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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