APPROXIMATELY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adverb

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Example: lasted approximately an hour; in just about a minute; he's about 30 years old; I've had about all I can stand; we meet about once a month; some forty people came; weighs around a hundred pounds; roughly $3,000; holds 3 gallons, more or less; 20 or so people were at the party