English-Thai Dictionary
approximate
ADJ คล้ายคลึง resembling alike khlai-khlueng
approximate
ADJ ใกล้เคียง ราวๆ เกือบจะ proximate rough estimated klail-khiang
approximate
VI เกือบจะ เหมือน come near be almost the same as kueab-ja-muean
approximate
VT ประมา ณ กะ estimate pra-man
approximate
VT เกือบจะ เหมือน approach be almost the same as kueab-ja-muean
approximate to
PHRV ใกล้ กัน มาก กับ (ปกติ ใช้ รูป simple tenses และไม่ ใช้ ใน รูป passive voice คล้าย กับ เหมือนกับ klai-kan-mak-kab
approximately
ADV โดยประมา ณ porximately doi-pra-man
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
APPROXIMATE
a.[L. ad and proximus, next. See Approach. ] Nearest to; next; near to. [This word is superseded by proximate. ]
APPROXIMATE
v.t.To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
APPROXIMATE
v.i.To come near; to approach.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APPROXIMATE
Ap *prox "i *mate, a. Etym: [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate. ]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math. ), those which are nearly, but not, equal.
APPROXIMATE
Ap *prox "i *mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n.Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.
APPROXIMATE
APPROXIMATE Ap *prox "i *mate, v. i.
Defn: To draw; to approach.
APPROXIMATELY
APPROXIMATELY Ap *prox "i *mate *ly, adv.
Defn: With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
New American Oxford Dictionary
approximate
ap prox i mate ▶adjective |əˈpräksəmit əˈprɑksəmət |close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact: the calculations are very approximate. ▶verb |-ˌmāt əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt | [ no obj. ] come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity: a leasing agreement approximating to ownership | [ with obj. ] : reality can be approximated by computational techniques. • [ with obj. ] estimate or calculate (a quantity ) fairly accurately: I had to approximate the weight of my horse. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar ’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to ’ + proximus ‘very near. ’ The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close ’) arose in the mid 17th cent. ; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th cent.
approximately
ap prox i mate ly |əˈpräksəmətlē əˈprɑːksɪmətli | ▶adverb used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly: a journey of approximately two hours.
Oxford Dictionary
approximate
ap ¦proxi |mate ▶adjective |əˈprɒksɪmət |close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact: the approximate time of death. ▶verb |əˈprɒksɪmeɪt | [ no obj. ] come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity: a leasing agreement approximating to ownership | [ with obj. ] : reality can be approximated by computational techniques. • [ with obj. ] estimate or calculate (a quantity ) fairly accurately: I had to approximate the weight of my horse. DERIVATIVES approximative adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar ’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to ’ + proximus ‘very near ’. The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close ’) arose in the mid 17th cent. ; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th cent.
approximately
ap ¦proxi |mate ¦ly |əˈprɒksɪmətli | ▶adverb used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly: a journey of approximately two hours.
American Oxford Thesaurus
approximate
approximate adjective approximate dimensions: estimated, rough, imprecise, inexact, indefinite, broad, loose; informal ballpark. ANTONYMS precise. ▶verb the sound approximates that of a cow: resemble, be similar to, be not unlike; be /come close to, be /come near to, approach, border on, verge on.
approximately
approximately adverb there are approximately 24 children per classroom: roughly, about, around, circa, more or less, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, of /on the order of, something like, around /round about, give or take (a few ); near to, close to, nearly, almost, approaching; informal pushing, in the ballpark of. ANTONYMS precisely.
Oxford Thesaurus
approximate
approximate adjective all measurements are approximate and for guidance only: estimated, rough, imprecise, inexact; near, close; indefinite, broad, loose, general, vague, hazy, fuzzy, woolly; N. Amer. informal ballpark. ANTONYMS precise. ▶verb research shows that this scenario probably approximates to the truth: be close to, be near to, come close to, come near to, approach, border on, verge on, equal roughly; be similar to, resemble, correspond to, compare with, be tantamount to, be not dissimilar to, be not unlike; touch, nudge, get on for. ANTONYMS be nothing like.
approximately
approximately adverb approximately £1 million: roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, or thereabouts, give or take (a few ), in round numbers, rounded up /down; near to, close to, nearly, not far off, almost, approaching; Brit. getting on for; Latin circa; informal pushing, as near as dammit; N. Amer. informal in the ballpark of; archaic nigh. ANTONYMS precisely.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
approximate
ap prox i mate /əprɑ́ksɪmət |-rɔ́ks -/ (! 強勢は第2音節; 形容詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～〈数量 値段などが 〉おおよその , ほぼ正確な; 〈描写などが 〉大体の ▸ approximate cost おおよその費用 ▸ estimate the approximate number of guests 客のおおよその数を見積もる .動詞 /-mèɪt /他動詞 ｟かたい書 ｠1 おおよそ …になる ; 〈物などが 〉…に似ている, ほぼ相当する (resemble )▸ The cost approximated 1,000 dollars .費用は1,000ドルほどだった 2 «…に » …を近づける «to » .3 〈数量など 〉を概算する, 見積もる .自動詞 1 【物などに 】似ている, 類似している (resemble ) «to » ▸ a tropical island that approximates to the Garden of Eden エデンの園のような熱帯の島 2 【ある数量に 】近い, 近似である «to » .
approximately
ap prox i mate ly /əprɑ́ksɪmətli |-rɔ́ks -/副詞 およそ, ほぼ, 約 (｟略 ｠approx. )(→about 副詞 類義 ).
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