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Approximative

adjective/kˌæɹɪdˈɪɹ/
Definition
not quite exact or correct
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌæɹɪdˈɪɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmətˌɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmətˌɪv/
5 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪdˈɪɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot quite exact or correct
“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
Word Forms
approximateverbbe close or similar
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
approximativ
nicht ganz genau oder richtig
🇫🇷French
approximatif
pas tout à fait exact ou correct
🇪🇸Spanish
aproximado
no es del todo exacto o correcto
🇮🇹Italian
approssimativo
non del tutto esatto o corretto
🇳🇱Dutch
bij benadering
niet helemaal exact of correct
🇵🇹Portuguese
aproximado
não é exatamente exato ou correto
🇷🇺Russian
приблизительный
не совсем точно и правильно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
समीपवर्ती
बिल्कुल सटीक या सटीक नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
আনুমানিক
পুরোপুরি সঠিক বা সঠিক নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
தோராயமான
மிகவும் துல்லியமாக அல்லது சரியாக இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉజ్జాయింపు
చాలా ఖచ్చితమైనది లేదా సరైనది కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
अंदाजे
अगदी अचूक किंवा बरोबर नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
અંદાજિત
તદ્દન સચોટ અથવા યોગ્ય નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಂದಾಜು
ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഏകദേശ
തികച്ചും കൃത്യമോ ശരിയോ അല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲਗਭਗ
ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
تخمینی
بالکل درست یا درست نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
近似的
不太准确或不正确
🇯🇵Japanese
近似的な
完全に正確または正確ではない
🇰🇷Korean
대략적인
정확하지도 정확하지도 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gần đúng
không hoàn toàn chính xác hoặc chính xác
🇹🇭Thai
โดยประมาณ
ไม่ค่อยแม่นยำหรือถูกต้อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
perkiraan
kurang tepat atau benar
🇲🇾Malay
anggaran
tidak begitu tepat atau betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تقريبي
ليست دقيقة أو صحيحة تماما
🇮🇷Persian
تقریبی
کاملا دقیق یا درست نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
yaklaşık
tam olarak kesin veya doğru değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
בקירוב
לא ממש מדויק או נכון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'approximative'?
The primary meaning of 'approximative' is 'not quite exact or correct'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'approximative' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'approximative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'approximative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'approximative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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