approximately
əˈprɒksɪmətli
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Adverb

estimationalmost but not exactly a number or amount
  • The journey took approximately two hours.
  • Approximately fifty guests RSVP'd by Friday.
  • The package weighs approximately three kilograms, the label stated.
about around roughly
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Expressions with approximately

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almost the same in value or effect, but not completely identical
Two solutions with different concentrations can be approximately equivalent in acidity.

Origin of approximately

Latin, approximatus (come near) + -ly (in the manner of)

Terms with approximately included in their meaning

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halfdet.
approximation
approximately 50% of a whole
aboutprep.
approximate
approximately or nearly
aroundadv.
approximation
approximately or nearly
spatial midpoint
area approximately central within a region
location
area approximately in the middle of a larger area
approximate
approximately or around the number 100
quantity
approximately two things or people
measurement
approximately in the middle of a range

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  1. French:environ, ...
  2. German:ungefähr, ...
  3. Italian:circa, ...
  4. Spanish:aproximadamente, ...
  5. Portuguese:aproximadamente, ...
  6. Chinese:大约, ...
  7. Japanese:おおよそ, ...
  8. Arabic:تَقْرِيبًا, ...
  9. Hebrew:בְּעֵרֶךְ, ...
  10. Russian:примерно, ...
  11. Ukrainian:приблизно, ...
  12. Hindi:लगभग, ...
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