English Explanatory Dictionary

approximately

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-approximately.wav en-us-approximately.ogg

Word forms

approximately approx.

Etymology

From approximate + -ly.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

exactly accurately definitely precisely

Related words

approximate circa
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