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View definitions for approximate

approximate

adjective as in almost accurate, exact

adjective as in inexact

adjective as in similar

adjective as in near

verb as in come close

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Example Sentences

The world's oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the approximate age of 74, US biologists say.

From BBC

There is also an approximate one second delay in information as it goes between Earth and the ISS, slowing down the pace of conversations astronauts have with their loved ones on Earth.

From Salon

They kept the field dimensions, re-created the limestone and granite façade, preserved views up to the elevated rail tracks and approximated the original frieze above the upper deck.

The prime minister is expected to declare corporate tickets to games he attends as a benefit in kind in his MP's register, with an approximate value given.

From BBC

For people cosplaying as a vacationer on the Amalfi Coast, there may be no better gustatory way to approximate the sensation.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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