Dictionary definition · approximate
verb
- be close or similar"Her results approximate my own"
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
adjective
- not quite exact or correct"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
- very close in resemblance"sketched in an approximate likeness"
- located close together"with heads close together"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).