verb🔗ShareTo estimate."We approximate the total cost of the school trip to be around $500 per student. "mathnumberscienceieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come near to; to approach."The teacher's estimate of the test scores approximately matched the actual results. "mathscienceieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo carry or advance near; to cause to approach."The teacher approximated the answer to the problem on the board. "mathnumberieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareApproaching; proximate; nearly resembling."My estimated time to finish the project is approximate, meaning it's close to the actual time, but not precise. "mathsciencetechnicalamountieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate."The teacher's estimate of the class average was approximate, meaning it was close to the actual score but not precisely correct. "mathscienceieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading