What does approximately mean?
Definitions for approximately
ap·prox·i·mate·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
approximatelyadverb
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
Webster Dictionary
Approximatelyadverb
with approximation; so as to approximate; nearly
Editors Contribution
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
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'approximately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3483
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'approximately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3624
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'approximately' in Adverbs Frequency: #252
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of approximately in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of approximately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of approximately in a Sentence
We also discovered during the investigation that a senior manager at Lending Club made a change in the application date of approximately $ 3 million of these loans.
Flight 2645 from LAX to Dulles was delayed due to a cabin cleanliness issue, we brought in a new aircraft and the flight has since departed approximately 4.5 hours late.
This year is already a record year, and we believe that 2016 will continue to be very active, and likely above the rolling ten-year average, which will be approximately $25 billion after 2015.
The meeting ended when I was handcuffed by a detective and locked in a small room adjacent to the interview room, approximately 20 minutes later, I was removed .?.?. still handcuffed and marched through the precinct. I was processed and ultimately placed in a holding cell.
Deputy Chief Executive Roland Busch:
Digital Industries will account for 135 million euros of these additional savings and 30 million euros will come from Smart Infrastructure. We're also right on track to achieve our savings target of approximately 300 million euros by 2021 through lean and effective governance.
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- حَوَالِيArabic
- təxminiAzerbaijani
- прыблі́зна, ама́ль, прыкла́днаBelarusian
- почти́, приблизи́телно, о́колоBulgarian
- aproximadamentCatalan, Valencian
- přibližně, zhrubaCzech
- tilnærmelsesvis, omtrentDanish
- etwa, ungefährGerman
- περίπουGreek
- proksimumeEsperanto
- aproximadamenteSpanish
- umbkauduEstonian
- تقریباًPersian
- suunnilleen, arviolta, osapuilleen, noin, suurinpiirtein, palttiarallaaFinnish
- umleiðFaroese
- à peu près, approximativement, plus ou moinsFrench
- mu chuairt airScottish Gaelic
- בקירובHebrew
- लगभगHindi
- durván, megközelítőleg, körülbelül, kb.Hungarian
- մոտավորապեսArmenian
- circa, approssimativamenteItalian
- 約, およそ, 大略Japanese
- დაახლოებითGeorgian
- шамалап, шамасындаKazakh
- ប្រមាណ, ប្រហែលKhmer
- 대략, 약, 大略Korean
- نزیکهیKurdish
- чамасында, чамалапKyrgyz
- circaLatin
- ປະມານLao
- maždaugLithuanian
- apmēramLatvian
- приближно, околуMacedonian
- ойролцоогоор, барагцаалбалMongolian
- omtrentNorwegian
- ongeveerDutch
- w przybliżeniuPolish
- aproximadamentePortuguese
- aproximativRomanian
- гру́бо, приблизи́тельно, приме́рно, о́коло, почти́, ориентиро́вочноRussian
- приближно, približnoSerbo-Croatian
- približneSlovak
- približnoSlovene
- afërsisht, afro, përafërsishtAlbanian
- cirka, uppskattningsvis, ungefärSwedish
- సుమారుగాTelugu
- тақрибанTajik
- ประมาณThai
- barabarTurkmen
- yaklaşıkTurkish
- якынчаTatar
- ма́йже, прибли́зноUkrainian
- لگ بھگUrdu
- taxminanUzbek
- khoảngVietnamese
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