All 3 Uses of
approximate
in
A Lesson Before Dying
- Bayonne was a small town of about six thousand. Approximately three thousand five hundred whites; approximately two thousand five hundred colored.
Chpt 4 *approximately = about (but not exactly)
- Approximately three thousand five hundred whites; approximately two thousand five hundred colored.†
Chpt 4
- Not too big," I said, and I boxed my hands to show him the approximate size of the radio.†
Chpt 22approximate = almost, but not exact
Definition:
almost, but not exact; or similar