1. close to the actual but not completely accurate or exact

1. to come close to; to be similar to
2. to estimate or calculate roughly

Examples

• The approximate cost of the project is $50,000.
• Can you give me an approximate time for your arrival?
• The population of the city approximates two million people.
• Her singing voice approximates that of a professional opera singer.
• Scientists approximated the age of the fossil at 65 million years.
• The approximate distance between the two cities is 300 miles.
• His test score approximated the class average.