What part of speech is approximate?

"Approximate" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Adjective: Describing something that is nearly accurate or correct, but not exact.

* Example: "The approximate cost of the project is $10,000."

* Verb: To make something closer to accurate or correct.

* Example: "We approximated the distance by using a map."

* Noun: A value that is close to but not exactly the same as the actual value.

* Example: "The engineer gave an approximate of the building's height."

So, the specific part of speech depends on the context of the sentence!