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How to spell approximately

Approximately is spelled A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-T-E-L-Y.

What it means: Close to a particular number or time, but not completely exact.

In a sentence: We will arrive at the park in approximately ten minutes. ▶

The part people get wrong

Keep the silent e before adding -ly.

Same family: approximate, approximates, approximated, approximating. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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Words like this

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