approximately
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3.2
- adverb
- /əˈprɒksɪmətli/
- Normal gestation period for the dog is approximately 63 days.
- approximately 30 minutes
- approximately half
- approximately 60
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- 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
∞
1.0
About an amount or number, not exact
922
2.7
Almost right, but not exactly
839
1.0
You add it after a number to show the number is about that amount
617
2.5
Almost but not completely
494
3.6
Almost complete but not fully finished
393
1.6
About a number or amount that is not exact
251
2.1
About a number or idea, not exact but close enough
56
4.0
About an amount that may be a little more or less
15
3.1
People use it to say a number or time is close to but not exact
7
7.0
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.