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Understanding meaning

Approximate describes a guess that is as near as possible to being exact.

Approximate can be used as a verb or an adjective. In this exercise, approximate is used as an adjective.

For example:

The approximate time of arrival of the airplane is 11:30, but it might arrive a few minutes before or a few minutes after 11:30.

Which answers below are closest in meaning to approximate? Choose the 3 correct answers.

close to

near

exact

nearly accurate