"approximate" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "approximate",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more approximate",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most approximate",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "exact"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"How many people are on the team?\" \"I'm not sure, but I can give you an approximate number.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "If we knew when he left here, it might help us identify the approximate time of death."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An approximate number, length, time, etc. is close to the real one but may not be equal to it."
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rough"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌˈprɑks.ə.mɪt/",
      "poses": [
        "adjective"
      ]
    },
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        "adjective"
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        "US"
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    }
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  "word": "approximate"
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    {
      "form": "approximate",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximates",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximated",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximating",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Computers are getting better at approximating human speech."
        },
        {
          "text": "Women's salaries in the company have approximated to male salaries."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "be or become near a value, position, or characteristic."
      ],
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  "word": "approximate"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "approximate",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more approximate",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most approximate",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "\"How many people are on the team?\" \"I'm not sure, but I can give you an approximate number.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "If we knew when he left here, it might help us identify the approximate time of death."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An approximate number, length, time, etc. is close to the real one but may not be equal to it."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rough"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʌˈprɑks.ə.mɪt/",
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  "word": "approximate"
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    },
    {
      "form": "approximates",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximated",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approximating",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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          "text": "Computers are getting better at approximating human speech."
        },
        {
          "text": "Women's salaries in the company have approximated to male salaries."
        }
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