approximate definition

1. be close or similar
• examples: Her results approximate my own
2. not quite exact or correct
• examples: the approximate time was 10 o'clock
• examples: a rough guess
• examples: a ballpark estimate
3. very close in resemblance
• examples: sketched in an approximate likeness
• examples: a near likeness
4. located close together
• examples: with heads close together
• examples: approximate leaves grow together but are not united