approximate
/əˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/ verb C2- To estimate. · I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
- To come near to; to approach.
- To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
He/she/it approximates · Past approximated · Past participle approximated · -ing form approximating
Verb forms
- Base form
- approximate
- He/she/it
- approximates
- Past
- approximated
- Past participle
- approximated
- -ing form
- approximating
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Instead, he discovered only a small, blackened plaque on an industrial wall marking the approximate site of the original Globe Theatre.
Scholars debated fiercely over the number of sides the polygon structure should possess, eventually settling on a twenty-sided design that approximates a circle.
The Cultivated accent, which closely approximated standard British pronunciation, was historically associated with immense social prestige and elite education.
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