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approximate
Overview of verb approximate
The verb approximate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) approximate, come close -- (be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own")
2. (2) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge -- (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds")
Overview of adj approximate
The adj approximate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) 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")
Grep of noun approximate
approximate range
Antonyms of verb approximate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
=> resemble
=> match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
=> equal, be
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
=> border on, approach
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> quantize, quantise
=> misgauge
=> place, put, set
=> give
=> lowball, underestimate
=> assess
=> make
=> reckon, count
=> truncate
=> guesstimate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
=> resemble
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
'Cause To' of verb approximate
Derived Forms of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
RELATED TO>(adj) approximative#1
=> approximate, approximative, rough
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
RELATED TO>(adj) approximative#1
=> approximate, approximative, rough
Domain of verb approximate
Domain Terms of verb approximate
Familiarity of verb approximate
approximate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb approximate
2 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
> resemble
=> look like
=> come to life
=> take after
=> approximate, come close
=> imitate
=> echo, recall
Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> quantize, quantise
=> extract
=> process
=> prorate
=> miscalculate, misestimate
=> recalculate
=> average, average out
=> factor, factor in, factor out
=> add, add together
=> subtract, deduct, take off
=> multiply
=> divide, fraction
=> interpolate, extrapolate
=> differentiate
=> integrate
=> survey
=> estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> budget
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> resolve, solve
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb approximate
Sense 1
approximate, come close
=> resemble
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Sense 2
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
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Grep of verb approximate
approximate
Antonyms of adj approximate
3 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, approximative, rough
INDIRECT (VIA inexact) -> exact
Sense 2
approximate, near
INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant
Sense 3
approximate, close together(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant
Similarity of adj approximate
3 senses of approximate
Sense 1
approximate, approximative, rough
=> inexact (vs. exact)
Sense 2
approximate, near
=> close (vs. distant)
Sense 3
approximate, close together(predicate)
=> close (vs. distant)
Pertainyms of adj approximate
Attributes of adj approximate
Domain of adj approximate
Domain Terms of adj approximate
Familiarity of adj approximate
approximate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj approximate
approximate
Grep of adv approximate
approximately
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