approximate
An approximate result or quantityAn approximate result or quantity.
» What's their approximate worth?
Какова их приблизительная стоимость? — marafon
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1 senses(rare)An approximate result or quantity.
Examples
19 sentencesWhat's their approximate worth?
ruКакова их приблизительная стоимость? — marafon
All numbers are approximate.
Усі цифри приблизні. — deniko
ruВсе цифры приблизительные. — marafon
This is all very approximate.
Це дуже приблизно. — oromashka
ruЭто всё очень приблизительно. — marafon
The story approximates to historical truth.
deDie Geschichte kommt der historischen Wahrheit nahe. — Sudajaengi
His description approximated to the truth.
deSeine Beschreibung kam der Wahrheit nahe. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From Middle English approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as theFrom Middle English approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten), from Latin approximātus, the perfect passive participle of approximō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + proximō (“to come near”). The noun was derived from the adjective through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also proximate. By surface analysis, ap- + proximate.
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