What part of speech is approximating?

Approximating can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. approximating is a verb, gerund of approximate (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does approximating mean?

Definitions

Verb

approximate - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
approximate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Examples of approximating

#   Sentence  
1. verb Y is pronounced with the tongue approximating the hard palate.
2. verb Her results approximate my own.
3. adj. The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
4. adj. Approximate leaves grow together but are not united.
5. adj. Sketched in an approximate likeness.
Sentence  
verb
Y is pronounced with the tongue approximating the hard palate.
Her results approximate my own.
adj.
The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
Approximate leaves grow together but are not united.
Sketched in an approximate likeness.

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