See approximate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
"word": "āwhiwhiwhi"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
"word": "ungefärlig"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
"word": "xấp xỉ"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
"word": "xêm xêm"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;",
"word": "bras"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "približavam se do",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "приближавам се до"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "lähentää"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "annähern"
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"roman": "prosengízo",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
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"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "πλησιάζω"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "aproximar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "avanzar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "acercar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "juntar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry or advance near; to cause to approach",
"word": "estrechar"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "približavam se do",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "приближавам се до"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "nærme"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "tilnærme"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "lähentyä"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "lähestyä"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "approximer"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "annähern"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "annähernd erreichen"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prosengízo",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "προσεγγίζω"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "plisiázo",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "πλησιάζω"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "āwhiwhiwhi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "whakatata"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "aproximar-se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "acercarse"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to come near to; to approach",
"word": "aproximarse"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "arvioida"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "approksimoida"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "estimoida"
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"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "προσεγγίζω"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "Leshaer",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "לשער"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "whakaawhiwhi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "whakaāwhiwhiwhi"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"tags": [
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"word": "aproksymować"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "zaproksymować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "aproximar"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "približatʹsja",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "приближаться"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "počti ravnjatʹsja",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "почти равняться"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to estimate",
"word": "estimar"
}
],
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}
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