English Online Dictionary. What means approximately? What does approximately mean?
English
Alternative forms
- approx. (abbreviation, also for adjective approximate)
Etymology
From approximate + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/
- Hyphenation: ap‧prox‧i‧mate‧ly
Adverb
approximately (not comparable)
- Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
- Synonyms: around, near, nearly; see also Thesaurus:approximately
- Antonyms: accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely
Related terms
- approximate
Translations
See also
- circa