- used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct
- The journey took approximately seven hours.
- The two buildings were approximately equal in size.
- Approximately £4 000 worth of product was stolen in the raid.
Vocabulary Building Ways of saying approximatelyWays of saying approximately- The flight takes approximately three hours.
- The tickets cost about £20 each.
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.
- How much will it cost, more or less?
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.
- The price is somewhere around $800.
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApproximately is used with these adjectives:- constant
- equal
- equivalent
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