approximately
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3.2
- adverb
- /əˈprɒksɪmətli/
:
aproximadamente
- Normal gestation period for the dog is approximately 63 days.
- approximately 30 minutes
- approximately half
- approximately 60
Now let me show you approximately how they do it.
- Now let me show you approximately how they do it.
- Tonight we didn't know how many would say yes, and it was approximately all of them.
- We, we were on for two years approximately.
- And so I'm like, OK, that's from approximately Denver to San Francisco.
- Do you remember approximately what you made in your first year doing the show?
- That is the same approximately as the problem Rivian has.
Examples
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Now, today's tour will take approximately two and a half to three hours.
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Our flight time will be approximately two hours and 35 minutes.
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So the claim is that this is approximately normal when N is large.
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Which is, again, approximately half of the population already does this, right?
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Do you remember approximately what you made in your first year doing the show?
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In approximately 3 months he should be well enough to move.
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The meeting was held at the university and lasted approximately 90 minutes.
Academic text (2011) -
You believe it's approximately true, right?
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Approximately 65% of attendees are women, and approximately 30% of all attendees are HIV positive.
Academic text (2011) -
The meeting will start at approximately 4 p.m.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not exact but near a number, amount, or time
∞
1.0
Almost but not completely
∞
3.5
Close in type or number to something mentioned
∞
3.0
Almost completely but not quite
915
2.7
Almost right, but not exactly
695
1.0
You add it after a number to show the number is about that amount
634
2.5
Almost but not completely
578
3.6
Almost complete but not fully finished
379
1.0
About an amount or number, not exact
373
1.6
About a number or amount that is not exact
301
2.1
About a number or idea, not exact but close enough
61
4.0
About an amount that may be a little more or less
People use it to say a number or time is close to but not exact
At about that time, place, or number
Antonyms
How Exact
Surface Forms
Morphology
approximately = approximate (transparent) = approximate + ly
Formed by a straightforward conversion of the adjective 'approximate' to an adverb with the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Approximately comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and proximus 'nearest', which together meant 'to come near'. So, approximately is used when a number is 'near' the real amount but not exact.