What does approximately mean?
Definitions for approximately
ap·prox·i·mate·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word approximately.
Princeton's WordNet
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so(adverb)
(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
approximately(Adverb)
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
Webster Dictionary
Approximately(adverb)
with approximation; so as to approximate; nearly
Editors Contribution
approximately
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
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer:
A total of 16 rounds were fired according to our gunshot detection system, and all of those occurred in approximately a minute to a minute and a half, as a result, what we know is that three people were shot and one person shot at in less than a two-minute timeframe.
I had no idea it was that bad, that’s really lighting a fire under my butt to work harder. The Veterans Crisis Line provides 24/7 support to veterans in distress, as well as concerned friends and family members. Staffers are available by phone at 800-273-8255 (Press 1), online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, and via text at 838255. The volume of phone calls the Crisis Line receives is staggering. The VA told Fox News that since October 31, 2017, the Veterans Crisis Line has fielded approximately 222,000 calls from veterans who are having thoughts of suicide. That is in addition to the 49,000 calls from family members or friends who are concerned about a veteran who is considering suicide. That breaks down to nearly 950 calls from veterans (or nearly 40 calls per hour) every day since Halloween, and more than 200 calls a day from friends and family. Lutz, who li ves in Florida, is affectionately referred to by many in the veterans' community as.
It is important that the European economy does not become a victim, the business of accommodating U.S. and Canadian visitors is an enormously important industry for Europe. We effectively sell them services worth approximately 50 billion euros ($56.87 billion)... Millions of jobs are dependent on it.
A total of 45,312 households (approximately 226,560 people) have been affected and assessments to establish the extent of the damage in all the 14 affected districts are underway.
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.
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- حَوَالِيArabic
- təxminiAzerbaijani
- прыкла́дна, ама́ль, прыблі́знаBelarusian
- о́коло, приблизи́телно, почти́Bulgarian
- aproximadamentCatalan, Valencian
- zhruba, přibližněCzech
- omtrent, tilnærmelsesvisDanish
- etwa, ungefährGerman
- περίπουGreek
- proksimumeEsperanto
- aproximadamenteSpanish
- umbkauduEstonian
- تقریباًPersian
- arviolta, palttiarallaa, suurinpiirtein, suunnilleen, noin, osapuilleenFinnish
- umleiðFaroese
- à peu près, approximativement, plus ou moinsFrench
- mu chuairt airScottish Gaelic
- בקירובHebrew
- लगभगHindi
- durván, körülbelül, kb., megközelítőlegHungarian
- մոտավորապեսArmenian
- circa, approssimativamenteItalian
- 約, 大略, およそJapanese
- დაახლოებითGeorgian
- шамасында, шамалапKazakh
- ប្រមាណ, ប្រហែលKhmer
- 大略, 약, 대략Korean
- نزیکهیKurdish
- чамасында, чамалапKyrgyz
- circaLatin
- ປະມານLao
- maždaugLithuanian
- apmēramLatvian
- приближно, околуMacedonian
- барагцаалбал, ойролцоогоорMongolian
- omtrentNorwegian
- ongeveerDutch
- w przybliżeniuPolish
- aproximadamentePortuguese
- aproximativRomanian
- гру́бо, приме́рно, почти́, приблизи́тельно, ориентиро́вочно, о́колоRussian
- približno, приближноSerbo-Croatian
- približneSlovak
- približnoSlovene
- përafërsisht, afërsisht, afroAlbanian
- cirka, uppskattningsvis, ungefärSwedish
- సుమారుగాTelugu
- тақрибанTajik
- ประมาณThai
- barabarTurkmen
- yaklaşıkTurkish
- якынчаTatar
- прибли́зно, ма́йжеUkrainian
- لگ بھگUrdu
- taxminanUzbek
- khoảngVietnamese
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