sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
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be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
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easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
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To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.of Approximate
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.of Approximate
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.Approaching; approximate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, win…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: close, similar, results, approximate.
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