approximate
To estimateTo estimate.
» What's their approximate worth?
Какова их приблизительная стоимость?
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To estimate.
I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
приближатьсяpribližatʹsja, почти равнятьсяpočti ravnjatʹsja
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
(transitive)To come near to; to approach.
annähern, annähernd erreichen
(transitive)To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
annähern
Examples
19 sentencesWhat's their approximate worth?
ruКакова их приблизительная стоимость?
All numbers are approximate.
Усі цифри приблизні.
ruВсе цифры приблизительные.
This is all very approximate.
Це дуже приблизно.
ruЭто всё очень приблизительно.
The story approximates to historical truth.
deDie Geschichte kommt der historischen Wahrheit nahe.
His description approximated to the truth.
deSeine Beschreibung kam der Wahrheit nahe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English approximaten (“to bring, put close (to)”), from approximat(e) (“close,From Middle English approximaten (“to bring, put close (to)”), from approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin approximātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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Forms
approximates, approximating, approximated, approximated| Base form | approximate · to approximate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | approximates |
| Present participle | approximating |
| Past simple | approximated |
| Past participle | approximated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- be close or similar:come close
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time):estimategaugeguessjudge
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle