approximate
adjective
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
were approximating
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past progressiveof approximate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I remember when I joined the Club in the early days that some of the members then were afraid that the dogs were approximating too much to the terrier side of the house.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
Today these girls were approximating to a new type; pretty but durable.
From The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck
At the time when John the Baptist made his appearance in the desert, near the shores of the Dead Sea, all the old philosophical and religious systems were approximating toward each other.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
