proximatelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprɒksᵻmətli/, U.S.

/ˈprɑksəmətli/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proximātus , proximāre , -ly suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre proximate v. + -ly suffix². Compare later proximate adj., proximate v.

1. In an immediately adjacent situation (in space, time, serial order, etc.); closely. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near

harda1400

immediately1466

proximately1598

proximelyc1600

presently1601

instantly1849

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 32 b/2 One that parte which nexte, and proximately thervnto is situated.

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1744) IV. 26/2 It did..kindle a flame, in the proximately disposed matter.

1741 G. Tennent Nature of Regeneration (ed. 2) 112 Many earthly things are proximately in our power, many, though at a distance, serve us; the sun, moon and stars, [etc.].

1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 283 I manifestly drew near..and proximately adored them.

1891 J. A. Froude Divorce of Catherine of Aragon Introd. 2 To appreciate any single man..even proximately is extremely difficult... Times change, and new interests rise.

1923 A. N. Wilder Battle-retrospect 31 Threadbare with taking part in, witnessing Too proximately God's grand strategy.

1992 Law & Contemp. Probl. 55 11 If speech promoting subversion was to be punished, the danger had to be great and its occurrence proximately close.

2. By way of immediate agency, causation, etc.; by direct relation; as the immediately preceding or following term in a series of causes, etc.; immediately. Opposed to remotely or ultimately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > immediately or directly

immediately1412

directly1526

amain1560

immediate1601

directedlya1641

proximately1668

proximally1897

1668 A. Wright Anarchie Reviving 54 The Sword cannot force the Conscience proximately, but it may remotely.

1691 R. Baxter Of National Churches i. 2 Tho' it meant Christ remotely and eminently, it meant his Successors proximately.

1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 18 Faith..is Proximately necessary thereto; Repentance, Remotely.

1780 A. Gerard Ess. on Taste (ed. 3) iv. v. 251 It is an acquaintance with the objects and the sources of our pleasures..that proximately contributes to ascertain the genuine excellence in the fine arts.

1848 T. De Quincey Wks. A. Pope in N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 302 Remotely, it may travel towards an object seated in what Lord Bacon calls dry light; but proximately it does and must operate.

1878 19th Cent. Mar. 594 Where our partners..are both more proximately and more deeply concerned than ourselves.

1910 Harvard Law Rev. 24 122 Where the casualty defined in the policy is fire, the loss for which recovery may be had must be proximately caused by fire.

1992 J. M. Kelly Short Hist. Western Legal Theory x. 436 Its remote ancestry is the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill, more proximately it descends from the realism of the earlier twentieth century.

3. With some degree of accuracy; approximately. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb]

much1560

nearly1594

muchwhat1619

nigh about1632

closely1682

roughly1768

close1833

approximatively1835

proximately1839

in the rough1841

approximately1845

along1852

nearbouta1857

in a sort of (sorta) way1868

in the (right) ballpark1945

grosso modo1952

1839 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 426 We thus determine proximately, that the consumption..of the swarms which people the East, is..nearly four times as much as is used in Europe and the United States.

1846 Times 17 Nov. 8/1 It was not sufficient merely to state the date proximately, giving the date of the day and the month, and leaving the year to be inferred.

1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. iii. vi. 361 This..may proximately be regarded as the amount of gold which England annually requires to maintain her metallic currency.

1902 J. H. Rose Life Napoleon I I. xii. 297 The same remark is proximately true of the literary life of the First Empire.

1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time iv. 50 We knew that they were going off to do The Nasty. We knew only proximately what The Nasty was, but we knew that it was good and that older boys did it with girls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proximately
释义	proximatelyadv. Brit. /ˈprɒksᵻmətli/, U.S. /ˈprɑksəmətli/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proximātus , proximāre , -ly suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre proximate v. + -ly suffix². Compare later proximate adj., proximate v. 1. In an immediately adjacent situation (in space, time, serial order, etc.); closely. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near harda1400 immediately1466 proximately1598 proximelyc1600 presently1601 instantly1849 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 32 b/2 One that parte which nexte, and proximately thervnto is situated. a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1744) IV. 26/2 It did..kindle a flame, in the proximately disposed matter. 1741 G. Tennent Nature of Regeneration (ed. 2) 112 Many earthly things are proximately in our power, many, though at a distance, serve us; the sun, moon and stars, [etc.]. 1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 283 I manifestly drew near..and proximately adored them. 1891 J. A. Froude Divorce of Catherine of Aragon Introd. 2 To appreciate any single man..even proximately is extremely difficult... Times change, and new interests rise. 1923 A. N. Wilder Battle-retrospect 31 Threadbare with taking part in, witnessing Too proximately God's grand strategy. 1992 Law & Contemp. Probl. 55 11 If speech promoting subversion was to be punished, the danger had to be great and its occurrence proximately close. 2. By way of immediate agency, causation, etc.; by direct relation; as the immediately preceding or following term in a series of causes, etc.; immediately. Opposed to remotely or ultimately. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > immediately or directly immediately1412 directly1526 amain1560 immediate1601 directedlya1641 proximately1668 proximally1897 1668 A. Wright Anarchie Reviving 54 The Sword cannot force the Conscience proximately, but it may remotely. 1691 R. Baxter Of National Churches i. 2 Tho' it meant Christ remotely and eminently, it meant his Successors proximately. 1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 18 Faith..is Proximately necessary thereto; Repentance, Remotely. 1780 A. Gerard Ess. on Taste (ed. 3) iv. v. 251 It is an acquaintance with the objects and the sources of our pleasures..that proximately contributes to ascertain the genuine excellence in the fine arts. 1848 T. De Quincey Wks. A. Pope in N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 302 Remotely, it may travel towards an object seated in what Lord Bacon calls dry light; but proximately it does and must operate. 1878 19th Cent. Mar. 594 Where our partners..are both more proximately and more deeply concerned than ourselves. 1910 Harvard Law Rev. 24 122 Where the casualty defined in the policy is fire, the loss for which recovery may be had must be proximately caused by fire. 1992 J. M. Kelly Short Hist. Western Legal Theory x. 436 Its remote ancestry is the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill, more proximately it descends from the realism of the earlier twentieth century. 3. With some degree of accuracy; approximately. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb] much1560 nearly1594 muchwhat1619 nigh about1632 closely1682 roughly1768 close1833 approximatively1835 proximately1839 in the rough1841 approximately1845 along1852 nearbouta1857 in a sort of (sorta) way1868 in the (right) ballpark1945 grosso modo1952 1839 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 426 We thus determine proximately, that the consumption..of the swarms which people the East, is..nearly four times as much as is used in Europe and the United States. 1846 Times 17 Nov. 8/1 It was not sufficient merely to state the date proximately, giving the date of the day and the month, and leaving the year to be inferred. 1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. iii. vi. 361 This..may proximately be regarded as the amount of gold which England annually requires to maintain her metallic currency. 1902 J. H. Rose Life Napoleon I I. xii. 297 The same remark is proximately true of the literary life of the First Empire. 1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time iv. 50 We knew that they were going off to do The Nasty. We knew only proximately what The Nasty was, but we knew that it was good and that older boys did it with girls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1598
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