bsl.2578 about, approximate, around, estimate

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omw.00007015-r
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  • more or less
  • around
  • or so
 (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • we meet about once a month
  • some forty people came
  • weighs around a hundred pounds
  • roughly $3,000
  • holds 3 gallons, more or less
  • 20 or so people were at the party
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omw.00451872-a
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  • approximate
  • near
 very close in resemblance
  • sketched in an approximate likeness
  • a near likeness
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omw.00672433-v
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  • estimate
  • gauge
  • approximate
  • guess
  • judge
 judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
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omw.00712135-v
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  • calculate
  • estimate
  • reckon
  • count on
  • figure
  • forecast
 judge to be probable
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omw.00875246-n
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  • estimate
  • estimation
 a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
  • many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
  • in my estimation the boy is innocent
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omw.00915976-a
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  • approximate
  • approximative
  • rough
 not quite exact or correct
  • the approximate time was 10 o'clock
  • a rough guess
  • a ballpark estimate
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omw.02666060-v
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  • approximate
  • come close
 be close or similar
  • Her results approximate my own
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omw.05803379-n
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  • estimate
  • estimation
  • approximation
  • idea
 an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  • an estimate of what it would cost
  • a rough idea how long it would take
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