Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to approximate
Participle: approximated
Gerund: approximating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | approximate |
| you | approximate |
| he;she;it | approximates |
| we | approximate |
| you | approximate |
| they | approximate |
Perfect
| I | have approximated |
| you | have approximated |
| he;she;it | has approximated |
| we | have approximated |
| you | have approximated |
| they | have approximated |
Past
| I | approximated |
| you | approximated |
| he;she;it | approximated |
| we | approximated |
| you | approximated |
| they | approximated |
Pluperfect
| I | had approximated |
| you | had approximated |
| he;she;it | had approximated |
| we | had approximated |
| you | had approximated |
| they | had approximated |
Future
| I | will approximate |
| you | will approximate |
| he;she;it | will approximate |
| we | will approximate |
| you | will approximate |
| they | will approximate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have approximated |
| you | will have approximated |
| he;she;it | will have approximated |
| we | will have approximated |
| you | will have approximated |
| they | will have approximated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | approximate |
| you | approximate |
| he;she;it | approximate |
| we | approximate |
| you | approximate |
| they | approximate |
Perfect
| I | have approximated |
| you | have approximated |
| he;she;it | have approximated |
| we | have approximated |
| you | have approximated |
| they | have approximated |
Imperfect
| I | approximated |
| you | approximated |
| he;she;it | approximated |
| we | approximated |
| you | approximated |
| they | approximated |
Pluperfect
| I | had approximated |
| you | had approximated |
| he;she;it | had approximated |
| we | had approximated |
| you | had approximated |
| they | had approximated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would approximate |
| you | would approximate |
| he;she;it | would approximate |
| we | would approximate |
| you | would approximate |
| they | would approximate |
Perfect
| I | would have approximated |
| you | would have approximated |
| he;she;it | would have approximated |
| we | would have approximated |
| you | would have approximated |
| they | would have approximated |
Imperative
| you | approximate |
| we | Let's approximate |
| you | approximate |
Verbs conjugated like 'approximate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'approximate'
reapproximate,
appreciate,
apprecihate,
appretiate,
approbate,
appropriate,
appendicate,
applicate,
appromt,
appropinquate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1646, from L.
approximatus, pp. of
approximare "to draw near to," from
ad- "to" +
proximare "come near," from
proximus "nearest," superlative of
prope "near." The verb is 1660, from the adj.
2. From Middle English approximaten (“to bring, put close (to)”), from approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin approximātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Verbs referencing "approximate"
Finnish with old forms
approksimoida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] notice of the question: clearly signifying that it is anybody 's business but his, and that the passengers would do well to fix it, among themselves. In this state of things, matters seem to be approximating to a fix of another kind, when another inside passenger in a corner, who is nearly suffocated, cries faintly, ‘I 'll get out. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)