adjective / verb · neutral
approximate
UK/əˈprɒksɪmət/US/əˈprɑːksɪmət/ap·PROX·i·mate
nearly correct or exact; (verb) to come close to a particular number, amount, or quality
Examples
“The approximate cost of the project is £2 million.”
“We can only approximate the number of visitors from the available data.”
“Give an approximate date when the renovation will finish.”
Band 8 sentence
“While exact figures are unavailable, we can provide an approximate projection for the next fiscal year based on current trends.”
Collocations
- approximate cost/number/figure
- approximate to
Word family
Common mistakes
the approximate is→the approximation is
approximate to 50%→approximate 50% / approximate to 50% (depending on structure)
Say it for a higher band
5about→6roughly→7+approximate
Synonyms
roughly
estimate
Easily confused
estimate
“We estimate the repairs will take two weeks.”
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