1. (

• approximate ,
• come_close

) be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" ;

2. (

• estimate ,
• gauge ,
• approximate ,
• guess ,
• judge ,

) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" ;

1. (

• approximate ,
• approximative ,
• rough

) not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" ;

2. (

• approximate ,
• near ,

) very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" ;

3. (

• approximate ,
• close_together

) located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" ;