approximate
/ə'prɑksəmət/
verbadjective
11 letters4 syllables24 points in Scrabble®27 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).
2
ADJECTIVEBe close or similar.
“Her results approximate my own”
1
Located close together.
“approximate leaves grow together but are not united”
2
Very close in resemblance.
“sketched in an approximate likeness”
3
Not quite exact or correct.
“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
WORD FORMS
Related formapproximative
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®24 points
Words With Friends®27 points
Double word48 points
Triple word72 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapproximateway
Starts & ends withA … E
Syllablesap · prox · i · mate
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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