approximate
VERBADJECTIVE
/ə'prɑksəmət/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
approximate is a valid 11-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1P3P3R1O1X8I1M3A1T1E1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does approximate mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).
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2
Be close or similar.
“Her results approximate my own”
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Located close together.
“approximate leaves grow together but are not united”
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2
Very close in resemblance.
“sketched in an approximate likeness”
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3
Not quite exact or correct.
“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
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