Aproximar (en. To approach)

/a.pɾo.θiˈmaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To approach a value or concept.

The engineer had to approximate the calculations to make them fit.

El ingeniero tuvo que aproximar los cálculos para que encajaran.

To make two things come closer together in space.

They brought the tables closer together to have more space in the center.

Aproximaron las mesas para tener más espacio en el centro.

To estimate a value that cannot be measured precisely.

We can approximate the cost of the work to about a thousand euros.

Podemos aproximar el costo de la obra a unos mil euros.

From the Latin 'approximare', which means 'to bring closer'.

approximate the costs

Estimate the necessary expenditure for a project.

aproximar los costos

get closer

Make an effort to get closer to something.

aproximar más

approximate data

Gather and adjust information to have a better visualization.

aproximar datos

approximate

What approaches a value without being exact.

aproximado

approximately

In an approximate or estimated manner.

aproximadamente

approximation

The act of bringing something closer.

aproximación

To calibrate

Let's calibrate the numbers before presenting the report.

Vamos a calibrar las cifras antes de presentar el informe.

To gossip

Before confirming, you better approximate what you heard.

Antes de confirmar, mejor aproxima lo que escuchaste.