approximate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of approximate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to approximate
Participle: approximated
Gerund: approximating

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iapproximate
youapproximate
he;she;itapproximates
weapproximate
youapproximate
theyapproximate

Perfect

Ihave approximated
youhave approximated
he;she;ithas approximated
wehave approximated
youhave approximated
theyhave approximated

Past

Iapproximated
youapproximated
he;she;itapproximated
weapproximated
youapproximated
theyapproximated

Pluperfect

Ihad approximated
youhad approximated
he;she;ithad approximated
wehad approximated
youhad approximated
theyhad approximated

Future

Iwill approximate
youwill approximate
he;she;itwill approximate
wewill approximate
youwill approximate
theywill approximate

Future Perfect

Iwill have approximated
youwill have approximated
he;she;itwill have approximated
wewill have approximated
youwill have approximated
theywill have approximated

Subjunctive

Present

Iapproximate
youapproximate
he;she;itapproximate
weapproximate
youapproximate
theyapproximate

Perfect

Ihave approximated
youhave approximated
he;she;ithave approximated
wehave approximated
youhave approximated
theyhave approximated

Imperfect

Iapproximated
youapproximated
he;she;itapproximated
weapproximated
youapproximated
theyapproximated

Pluperfect

Ihad approximated
youhad approximated
he;she;ithad approximated
wehad approximated
youhad approximated
theyhad approximated

Conditional

Present

Iwould approximate
youwould approximate
he;she;itwould approximate
wewould approximate
youwould approximate
theywould approximate

Perfect

Iwould have approximated
youwould have approximated
he;she;itwould have approximated
wewould have approximated
youwould have approximated
theywould have approximated

Imperative

youapproximate
weLet's approximate
youapproximate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam approximating
youare approximating
he;she;itis approximating
weare approximating
youare approximating
theyare approximating

Perfect

Ihave been approximating
youhave been approximating
he;she;ithas been approximating
wehave been approximating
youhave been approximating
theyhave been approximating

Past

Iwas approximating
youwere approximating
he;she;itwas approximating
wewere approximating
youwere approximating
theywere approximating

Pluperfect

Ihad been approximating
youhad been approximating
he;she;ithad been approximating
wehad been approximating
youhad been approximating
theyhad been approximating

Future

Iwill be approximating
youwill be approximating
he;she;itwill be approximating
wewill be approximating
youwill be approximating
theywill be approximating

Future Perfect

Iwill have been approximating
youwill have been approximating
he;she;itwill have been approximating
wewill have been approximating
youwill have been approximating
theywill have been approximating

Conditional

Present

Iwould be approximating
youwould be approximating
he;she;itwould be approximating
wewould be approximating
youwould be approximating
theywould be approximating

Perfect

Iwould have been approximating
youwould have been approximating
he;she;itwould have been approximating
wewould have been approximating
youwould have been approximating
theywould have been approximating

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1646, from L. approximatus, pp. of approximare "to draw near to," from ad- "to" + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near." The verb is 1660, from the adj.
2. From Middle English approximaten (“to bring, put close (to)”), from approximat(e) (“close, near (to); similar; intimate”, also used as the past participle of approximaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin approximātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Verbs referencing "approximate"

Finnish with old forms approksimoida.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] notice of the question: clearly signifying that it is anybody 's business but his, and that the passengers would do well to fix it, among themselves. In this state of things, matters seem to be approximating to a fix of another kind, when another inside passenger in a corner, who is nearly suffocated, cries faintly, ‘I 'll get out. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)