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approximately en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ (General-American)
• /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English approximately From approximate + -ly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
   • Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.
   • Returning to our own epistemic situation, we do not know the sense in which quantum mechanics and relativity will be taken to be approximately true after their descriptive infelicities are addressed. 2007 October 24, Jeffrey Alan Barrett, “Approximate Truth and Descriptive Nesting”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:
   • approximately 60 beats per minute
   • In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.

Forms

Antonyms

precisely · accurately · exactly · exactly · definitely

Relateds

circa · approximate

Synonyms

more or less · virtually · sort of · about · circa · plus or minus · near · say · -ish · give or take · for all practical purposes · -some · by and large · about · fornigh · near · roundly · around · some · just about · or so · almost · imprecisely · nigh on · nearly · well-nigh · essentially · nearabout · odd · thereabout · ± · close to · approaching · around · loosely · roughly · kind of · all but · nearly · close

Translations (172)

bn প্রায় (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tk takmynan (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu körülbelül (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hi लगभग (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · et ligi (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mk приближно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ja 約 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · da tilnærmelsesvis (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fo umleið (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tk barabar (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · bg о́коло (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ro aproximativ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ja およそ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · uz taxminan (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · it approssimativamente (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tg тақрибан (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mhr иктаж (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nb omtrent (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tr takriben (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 或多或少 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mi āhua (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tt якынча (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · es aproximarse a (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu kb. (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ug تەخمىنەن (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nl grofweg (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · bg приблизи́телно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · he בְּעֵרֶךְ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ko 대략 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ps شاوخوا (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · az təqribən (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr plus ou moins (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · km ប្រមាណ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · kmr nêzîkî (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sl približno (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · az təxminən (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · vi chừng (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ary جوايه (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pl jako tako (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · uk ма́йже (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu nagyjából (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · da omtrent (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 大概 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sq përafërsisht (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 大約 /大约 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · el περίπου (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr à peu près (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pt aproximadamente (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · uk зо (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · et umbes (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · it circa (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ur لَگ بَھگ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · my ခန့် (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 大致 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr approximativement (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru приме́рно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ka დაახლოებით (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mn барагцаалбал (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu hozzávetőleg (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · kk шамамен (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · yi אומגעפֿער (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru приблизи́тельно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tr yaklaşık (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ur تَقْرِیباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · is um það bil (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr environ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · es a eso de (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi palttiarallaa (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru ориентиро́вочно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ba яҡынса (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · lt maždaug (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nn bortimot (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr quasiment (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi osapuilleen (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · arz حوالي (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · km ប្រហែល (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · arz تقْريباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ajp تقْريباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ajp حوالي (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr en gros (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nl ongeveer (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · uz taqriban (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ps تقريباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · be прыкла́дна (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · es aproximadamente (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · de etwa (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mk околу (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ar تَقْرِيبًا (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · kk шамасында (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hy մոտավորապես (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ca aproximadament (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · kk шамалап (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ta தோராயமாக (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr presque (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · uk прибли́зно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pl około (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cs přibližně (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · it approssimatamente (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · et umbkaudu (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ar حَوَالَيْ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · gl aproximadamente (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 左右 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ja 大略 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sq afro (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi suurinpiirtein (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru о́коло (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sk približne (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · my ခန့်မှန်းခြေ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · yi אַן ערך (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sh при́ближно (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sq afërsisht (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · lo ປະມານ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · la P.M. (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · la fere (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru гру́бо (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu durván (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · tk töweregi (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sv ungefär (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ru почти́ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nl ruwweg (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sv uppskattningsvis (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu mintegy (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pl mniej więcej (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ko 약 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · la circiter (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · la plus minus (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · io proxime (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · yue 大概 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ang hūhwega (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi suunnilleen (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · th ประมาณ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · gd mu chuairt air (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · prs تَقْرِیباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi noin (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cmn 將近 /将近 (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · te సుమారుగా (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · aeb تَقْرِيبْ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ajp تقْريباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · vi khoảng (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ky чамасында (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · id kira-kira (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hrx sticker (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · eo proksimume (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sh príbližno (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nl pak hem beet (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · be ама́ль (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · gl máis ou menos (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · sv cirka (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · id kurang lebih (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fa-ira تَقْریباً (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fi arviolta (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · nb bortimot (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · fr à la louche (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · grc ὡς (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · de mehr oder weniger (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ga thart ar (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ta கிட்டத்தட்ட (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · mn ойролцоогоор (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pl z grubsza (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · cs zhruba (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · pdt onjefäa (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ckb نزیکەی (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · de ungefähr (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · lv apmēram (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · bg почти́ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ml ഏകദേശം (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ga timpeall (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · be прыблі́зна (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · he בְּקֵרוּב (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hu megközelítőleg (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · ky чамалап (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) · hi तक़रीबन (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount)