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approximating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approximate 
 
  2  senses  of  approximate 
 
  Sense  1 
  approximate,  come  close 
  =>  border  on  approach 
 
  Sense  2 
  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge 
  =>  misgauge 
  =>  place  put  set 
  =>  give 
  =>  lowball,  underestimate 
  =>  make 
  =>  reckon,  count 
  =>  guesstimate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approximate 
 
  2  senses  of  approximate 
 
  Sense  1 
  approximate,  come  close 
  =>  border  on  approach 
  =>  converge 
 
  Sense  2 
  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge 
  =>  misgauge 
  =>  place  put  set 
  =>  give 
  =>  lowball,  underestimate 
  =>  make 
  =>  reckon,  count 
  =>  guesstimate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  approximate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  approximate 
 
  2  senses  of  approximate 
 
  Sense  1 
  approximate,  come  close 
  =>  resemble 
 
  Sense  2 
  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge 
  =>  calculate,  cipher,  cypher,  compute,  work  out  reckon,  figure 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  approximate 
 
  approximate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  approximate 
 
  Sense  1 
  approximate,  come  close 
  =>  resemble 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge 
  =>  calculate,  cipher,  cypher,  compute,  work  out  reckon,  figure 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approximate 
 
  The  verb  approximate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  approximate,  come  close  --  (be  close  or  similar;  "Her  results  approximate  my  own") 
  2.  (2)  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge  --  (form  an  opinion  about  judge  tentatively;  form  an  estimate  of  esp.  quantities  or  time;  "I  estimate  this  chicken  to  weigh  at  three  pounds") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approximate 
 
  The  verb  approximate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  approximate,  come  close  --  (be  close  or  similar;  "Her  results  approximate  my  own") 
  2.  (2)  estimate,  gauge,  approximate,  guess,  judge  --  (form  an  opinion  about  judge  tentatively;  form  an  estimate  of  esp.  quantities  or  time;  "I  estimate  this  chicken  to  weigh  at  three  pounds") 



approximating definition