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approximately

adverb
Sayuh-PROK-si-muht-lee/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/UK/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/

1 meaning of approximately

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    adverb
    Close to a number or amount, but not exactly.

    Like saying "about" when you don't know the exact number.

    The trip takes approximately two hours by car.

    There were approximately fifty people at the party.

    UsageUse it before a number: approximately two hours. When talking, people usually say about.

    Similarabout, around, roughly, nearly

    Oppositeexactly, precisely

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Origin

From the word approximate plus -ly.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact