Definitions for approximately
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Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. approximatelyadverb

   Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Approximatelyadverb

   with approximation; so as to approximate; nearly

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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. Constable Scott Mason:

   I'd like to thank everyone for their ongoing support. We have decided on a name. This is little Cuejo. He's four months old approximately.

2. Johnny Stuen:

   So 300,000 tonnes comes here every year and we can capture 300,000 tonnes CO2 from those 300,000 tonnes of waste. So it's approximately one ton of CO2 per ton of waste that can be captured.

3. Chief Executive Officer William Rogers:

   We began our own internal investigation and through that process, approximately 6 to 8 weeks ago, we discovered that the former employee attempted to download client information.

4. Deputy Finance Minister Maxim Oreshkin:

   This price approximately corresponds to the long-term average price and over 10-15 years it shouldn't change, these are the levels which we now think of as certain structural levels over a long-term period.

5. Peyton Manning:

   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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