approximate /ә'prɒksimәt/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) be close or similar
- (adj.) not quite exact or correct
- (adj.) very close in resemblance
Chinese translation
- a. 大约的, 接近的, 近似的
- vt. 接近, 使接近, 粗略估计
- vi. 接近于
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / adjective
- Pronunciation
- /ә'prɒksimәt/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.64 · Rare
Word forms
approximating, approximates, approximated
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