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(adj) close together
located close together
with heads close together; approximate leaves grow together but are not united
(adj) near
very close in resemblance
sketched in an approximate likeness; a near likeness
(adj) rough, approximative
not quite exact or correct
the approximate time was 10 o'clock; a rough guess; a ballpark estimate
(verb) judge, estimate, gauge, guess
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
(verb) come close
be close or similar
Her results approximate my own