Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1236 of 1319

approximately (adv.)

about

Examples

  • Approximately ten.

Key rules

  • Approximately means about or roughly
  • Approximately ten, approximately the same
  • Approximate is the adjective

Common mistakes

  • Approximately ten people was there → Approximately ten people were there
💡 Tip: Estimates // Maths // Measurements
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