approximate Who acts: approximate distance, you, approximate time, Pi, crowd, drawing · What happens: make, estimate, come, be, give, round · To what, where: close guess, amount, 5 kilometres, approximate answer, nearest ten, noon
«approximate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: approximate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Close to the exact number or amount, but not exactly it.
case det amod obl cc conj punct cc advmod advmod conj punct root Close ADV to ADP the DET exact ADJ number NOUN or CCONJ amount NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ not PART exactly ADV it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Close close ADV Degree=Pos root root 2 to to ADP _ 5 number case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 number det 4 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 5 number amod 5 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Close obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 amount cc 7 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 5 number conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 it punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 it cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 it advmod 11 exactly exactly ADV _ 12 it advmod 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Close conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Close punct
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Meaning 2 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To make a close guess or estimate of an amount.
mark det amod obj cc conj case det nmod punct root To PART make VERB a DET close ADJ guess NOUN or CCONJ estimate NOUN of ADP an DET amount NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 guess det 4 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 5 guess amod 5 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 estimate cc 7 estimate estimate NOUN Number=Sing 5 guess conj 8 of of ADP _ 10 amount case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 amount det 10 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 7 estimate nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive a close guess or estimate of a amount vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guess=Product 2 estimate a amount nom estimate «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To come close to or be nearly like something.
mark advmod fixed cc cop advmod case conj punct root To PART come VERB close ADV to ADP or CCONJ be AUX nearly ADV like ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 come mark 2 come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 close close ADV Degree=Pos 2 come advmod 4 to to ADP _ 3 close fixed 5 or or CCONJ _ 9 something cc 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 something cop 7 nearly nearly ADV _ 9 something advmod 8 like like ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 come conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 come punct
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1 come to-infinitive close property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is infinitive like something; nearly property tree rules
Example 1 The approximate distance to the beach is 5 kilometres.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop nummod punct root The DET approximate ADJ distance NOUN to ADP the DET beach NOUN is AUX 5 NUM kilometres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 distance det 2 approximate approximate ADJ Degree=Pos 3 distance amod 3 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 9 kilometres nsubj 4 to to ADP _ 6 beach case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beach det 6 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 distance nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 kilometres cop 8 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 kilometres nummod 9 kilometres kilometre NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 kilometres punct
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1 is a present the approximate distance to the beach 5 kilometres tree rules
Example 2 Give an approximate answer by rounding to the nearest ten.
det amod obj mark advcl case det amod obl punct root Give VERB an DET approximate ADJ answer NOUN by SCONJ rounding VERB to ADP the DET nearest ADJ ten NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 answer det 3 approximate approximate ADJ Degree=Pos 4 answer amod 4 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 rounding mark 6 rounding round VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Give advcl 7 to to ADP _ 10 ten case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ten det 9 nearest near ADJ Degree=Sup 10 ten amod 10 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 rounding obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here a approximate answer vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 2 round gerund you not said here the nearest ten vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to ten=Location
Example 3 The approximate time of arrival is noon.
det amod nsubj case nmod cop punct root The DET approximate ADJ time NOUN of ADP arrival NOUN is AUX noon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 time det 2 approximate approximate ADJ Degree=Pos 3 time amod 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 noon nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 arrival case 5 arrival arrival NOUN Number=Sing 3 time nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 noon cop 7 noon noon NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 noon punct
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1 is a present the approximate time of arrival noon tree rules
Example 4 Pi is approximately 3.14.
nsubj cop advmod punct root Pi NOUN is AUX approximately ADV 3.14 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pi pi NOUN Number=Sing 4 3.14 nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 3.14 cop 3 approximately approximately ADV _ 4 3.14 advmod 4 3.14 3.14 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 3.14 punct
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1 is a present Pi 3.14 approximately property tree rules
Example 5 Approximate 48 + 31 by rounding first.
obl:unmarked cc conj mark advcl advmod punct root Approximate ADJ 48 NUM + SYM 31 NUM by SCONJ rounding VERB first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Approximate approximate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 48 48 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 Approximate obl:unmarked 3 + + SYM _ 4 31 cc 4 31 31 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 48 conj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 rounding mark 6 rounding round VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Approximate advcl 7 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 rounding advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Approximate punct
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1 round gerund first property vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 The crowd was approximately 2,000 people.
det nsubj cop advmod nummod punct root The DET crowd NOUN was AUX approximately ADV 2,000 NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 6 people nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 people cop 4 approximately approximately ADV _ 5 2,000 advmod 5 2,000 2000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 people nummod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 people punct
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1 is a past the crowd 2,000 people tree rules
Example 7 This drawing only approximates the real shape.
det nsubj advmod det amod obj punct root This DET drawing NOUN only ADV approximates VERB the DET real ADJ shape NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 drawing det 2 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 4 approximates nsubj 3 only only ADV _ 4 approximates advmod 4 approximates approximate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 shape det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shape amod 7 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 4 approximates obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 approximates punct
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1 approximate present this drawing the real shape vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent shape=Value
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