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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
     1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
              of nature.                            --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To come near to; to approach.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
     1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
  
              To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
              of nature.                            --Burke.
  
     2. To come near to; to approach.
  
              The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     vb.
     (present participle of en approximate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     vb.
     (present participle of en approximate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     vb.
     (present participle of en approximate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     vb.
     (present participle of en approximate nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a pproximat ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  approximating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en approximate ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb approximate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Approximating /ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/
  المقاربة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  approximating /ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  přibližující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  approximating /ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/
  nähernd, näher kommend, annähernd, angleichend
   see: approximate, approximated, approximates, approximated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  approximating /ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/
  nähernd, approximierend
   see: approximate, approximated
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈpɹɑksɪˌmeɪtɪŋ/


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