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approximately
- /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ US
- /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ UK
adverb approx.
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Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximately 60 beats per minute
Similar: around, about, near, nearly, -ish, all but, almost, approaching, by and large, circa, close, close to · Opposite: accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely
Opposite: exactly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: some, close to, just about, about, around, roughly, or so, approx, nearly, almost, virtually, approximation, there, near, any, vicinity
adverb
Opposite: exactly
Translations
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adv imprecise but close to in quantity or amount
| Español | aproximadamente, a eso de, aproximarse a |
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| 한국어 | 대략 daeryak, 약 yak |
| 日本語 | およそ oyoso, 約 yaku, 大略 tairyaku |
| 中文 | 大約 /大约 dàyuē, 左右 zuǒyòu, 將近 /将近 jiāngjìn, 大致 dàzhì, 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo, 大概 dàgài |
| हिन्दी | लगभग lagbhag, तक़रीबन taqrīban |
| Português | aproximadamente |
| Français | plus ou moins, à peu près, approximativement, presque, quasiment, environ |
| Deutsch | ungefähr, etwa, mehr oder weniger |
| Italiano | approssimativamente, approssimatamente, circa |
| Ελληνικά | περίπου perípou |
| Română | aproximativ |
| Русский | приблизи́тельно priblizítelʹno, приме́рно primérno, о́коло ókolo, гру́бо grúbo, ориентиро́вочно orijentiróvočno, почти́ počtí |
| Tiếng Việt | khoảng, chừng |
| العربية | حَوَالَيْ ḥawālay, تَقْرِيبًا taqrīban |
| עברית | בְּעֵרֶךְ be'érekh, בְּקֵרוּב be'kiruv |
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@misc{approximately_2026,
title = {approximately},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/approximately},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
