approximate approach
11approach — [ə prōch′] vi. [ME aprochen < OFr aprochier < LL(Ec) appropiare < L ad , to + propius, compar. of prope, near] to come closer or draw nearer vt. 1. to come near or nearer to 2. to be like or similar to; approximate 3. to make advances, a …
12Approximate — Ap*prox i*mate, v. i. To draw; to approach. [1913 Webster] …
13approximate — vb *approach, near …
14Approach — Ap*proach , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to… …
15approach closely — index approximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16approach in amount — index approximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17approach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. accost, confront, encounter (See contact); draw near, approach. n. access, avenue, ingress; bid, offer; fashion, manner, method; nearing, approach. Ant., withdraw, recede. II Motion toward Nouns… …
18approximate — 1. adjective /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət,ʌˈpɹɑks.ə.mɪt,əˈprɒk.sɪm.eɪt,ʌˈpɹɑks.ə.maɪt/ a) Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. Approximate results or values. b) Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly …
19approximate — ap•prox•i•mate adj. [[t]əˈprɒk sə mɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmeɪt[/t]] adj. v. mat•ed, mat•ing 1) nearly exact; not perfectly accurate: The approximate time was 10 o clock[/ex] 2) near; close together 3) very similar; nearly identical 4) to approach… …
20approach — [14] Approach is etymologically connected with propinquity ‘nearness’; they both go back ultimately to Latin prope ‘near’. Propinquity [14] comes from a derived Latin adjective propinquus ‘neighbouring’, while approach is based on the comparative …
