Approximately

Pronunciation
Ap-proxi-mate-ly IPA phonetic symbols: [əprάksəmətli]

Adverb
(abbreviation approx.)


 * 1) imprecise but close to in quantity or amount
 * In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
 * Per 100g of chocolate there are approximately 11.6g of saturated fat.
 * ...approximately 60 beats per minute.

Synonyms

 * around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to

Antonyms

 * accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

Related terms

 * approximate

Thesaurus
about; all but; all in all; almost; almost entirely; approaching; approximatively; around; by and large; chiefly; circa; close to; effectually; essentially; for practical purposes; generally; generally speaking; in round numbers; in the main; mainly; more or less; most; mostly; much; nearabout; nearly; nigh; on balance; on the whole; plus ou moins; practically; roughly; roughly speaking; roundly; say; some; substantially; virtually; well-nigh

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: приблизително, ,
 * Catalan: aproximadament
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , , 大致, 或多或少,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: omtrent, tilnærmelsesvis
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , suurinpiirtein
 * French: plus ou moins, à peu près, approximativement
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: בקירוב (be'qiruv)
 * Hindi: लगभग


 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Persian: تقریبا
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: mu chuairt air
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu: సుమారుగా (sumaarugaa)
 * Thai: ประมาณ
 * Urdu: لگ بھگ
 * Vietnamese: khoảng