Definitions for APPROXimately
ap·prox·i·mate·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. approximatelyadverb

   Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. approximately

   An approximation is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly equal to something else.

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1. approximately

   Approximately refers to an estimated or nearly exact value, amount or quantity, which is not precise or exact but is close enough to the expected or actual value. It is often used when the exactness is not important or the exact figure is not known.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Approximatelyadverb

   with approximation; so as to approximate; nearly

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. approximatelyadverb

   Accurately to the description, amount, quantity or number relating to data, design, proof or fact.

   The quantity surveyor said the quotation can take approximately a specific amount of cement

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPROXimately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3483

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPROXimately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3624

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'APPROXimately' in Adverbs Frequency: #252

How to pronounce APPROXimately?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say APPROXimately in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of APPROXimately in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of APPROXimately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of APPROXimately in a Sentence

1. The WWF report:

   The EU uses up almost 20 percent of the Earth's bio-capacity although it comprises only 7 percent of the world population, in other words, 2.8 planets would be needed if everyone consumed at the rate of the average EU resident. This is well above the world average which is approximately 1.7 planets.

2. Jason Klein:

   Lake Charles LNG has the potential to create several thousand jobs during construction and if fully operational could result in approximately 250 long-term operational positions.

3. Elon Musk:

   The impacted employees were identified on February 3, 2023, which was well before the union campaign was announced, we became aware of organizing activities approximately 10 days later. We learned in hindsight that one out of the 27 impacted employees [was] officially identified as part of the union campaign. This exercise pre-dated any union campaign.

4. Jorge Carrion:

   About 1,800 tortoises have been returned to Espanola and now with natural reproduction we have approximately 2,000 tortoises, this shows that they are able to grow, they are able to reproduce, they are able to develop.

5. Stephen Juneau:

   By our estimate, this program should provide approximately $16.7 billion in additional income per month in the second half of this year, for a total of $100 billion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=APPROXimately
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Approximately
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximately
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/APPROXimately