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approximate



approximate - verb

  • be close or similar
  • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

approximate - adjective

  • not quite exact or correct
  • very close in resemblance
  • located close together

approximate - thesaurus

approximative   estimate   gauge British English spelling but is sometimes accepted as American spelling   guess   judge   near   rough  


View spelling list Words ending in -ate and learn about the word approximate in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 32. Word endings: -et, -ot, -ate, -ite.

Scrabble score for approximate

a is 1 p is 3 p is 3 r is 1 o is 1 x is 8 i is 1 m is 3 a is 1 t is 1 e is 1
Scrabble score = 24

Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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