approximate
adjective
verb (used with object), ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing.
verb (used without object), ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing.
Origin of approximate
Related Words for approximately
almost, generally, roughly, relatively, about, around, circa, closely, comparatively, most, much, loosely, proximatelyExamples from the Web for approximately
Contemporary Examples of approximately
Approximately 100 Romney fans were invited on the call, he said.
All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.
An NYPD spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the lead suspect is a black man, approximately six feet tall.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New YorkJohn Surico
November 13, 2014
Wetzel told me that at approximately the 10-year mark, lifers tend to become altruistic and “start getting involved.”
Of the approximately 55,000 square miles of land in New York State, less than 500 of them are in New York City.
Historical Examples of approximately
He had approximately as many men at his disposal as his colleague—about 250,000.
Their position then—according to Pitt's log—was approximately 75 deg.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Depth of the bed ran about 32 inches and the width was approximately 42 to 46 inches.
Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755Don H. Berkebile
On the shores of this lake there are, approximately, 15,000 acres of grapes.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
In the public schools there are (approximately) 390 men and 316 women teachers.