approximately

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/
• (RP) IPA: /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/

Adverb

approximately (not comparable)

1. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

   Synonyms: around, near, nearly, Thesaurus:approximately

   Antonyms: accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

   In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.

   Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.

   ...approximately 60 beats per minute.

Related terms

• approximate

Translations

• French: plus ou moins, à peu près, approximativement, presque, quasiment, environ, en gros (colloquial), à la louche (colloquial)
• German: ungefähr, etwa, mehr oder weniger
• Italian: approssimativamente, circa
• Portuguese: aproximadamente
• Russian: приблизи́тельно
• Spanish: aproximadamente, más o menos, grosso modo

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