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Approximately Pronunciation
Approximately is pronounced uh-PRAHK-suh-muht-lee, IPA /əˈprɑksəmətli/.
uh-PRAHK-suh-muht-lee
US /əˈprɑksəmətli/ · UK /əˈprɒksɪmətˌli/
Syllables: uh · PRAHK · suh · muht · lee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: Roughly, or close enough to be useful.
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Approximately in a Sentence
- The journey takes approximately two hours.
- Approximately half the seats were empty.
- It weighs approximately the same as a bag of flour.
Common Mispronunciations of Approximately
Not uh-PRAHK-si-MAYT-lee
The adjective approximate already ends on a weak muht, and adding ly does not bring an ayt back.
Not uh-PRAH-suh-muht-lee
That x is a ks pair, so the middle of the word runs prahk-suh rather than prah-suh.
Tip: Written approx in notes, it is still read aloud as the whole word.
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