Definition of approximately in English:

approximately

adverb əˈprɒksɪmətliəˈprɑksəmətli

Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly.
a journey of approximately two hours
Example sentencesExamples
- This was a result of a downpour of torrential rain which lasted approximately an hour and a half.
- The walk will cover a distance of four miles taking approximately two hours to complete.
- In the end they held on, to go into the next round in approximately two weeks time.
- The property is situated on approximately three quarters of an acre of mature garden.
- She's wearing a dress so skimpy it's approximately the size of a tiny postage stamp.
Synonyms
roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, or thereabouts, give or take (a few), in round numbers, rounded up/down
near to, close to, nearly, not far off, almost, approaching
British getting on for
Latin circa
informal pushing, as near as dammit
North American informal in the ballpark of
archaic nigh

Definition of approximately in US English:

approximately

adverbəˈpräksəmətlēəˈprɑksəmətli

Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly.
a journey of approximately two hours
Example sentencesExamples
- This was a result of a downpour of torrential rain which lasted approximately an hour and a half.
- The property is situated on approximately three quarters of an acre of mature garden.
- In the end they held on, to go into the next round in approximately two weeks time.
- She's wearing a dress so skimpy it's approximately the size of a tiny postage stamp.
- The walk will cover a distance of four miles taking approximately two hours to complete.
Synonyms
roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, give or take, give or take a few, in round numbers, rounded down, rounded up

单词	approximately
释义	Definition of approximately in English: approximately adverb əˈprɒksɪmətliəˈprɑksəmətli Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. a journey of approximately two hours Example sentencesExamples This was a result of a downpour of torrential rain which lasted approximately an hour and a half. The walk will cover a distance of four miles taking approximately two hours to complete. In the end they held on, to go into the next round in approximately two weeks time. The property is situated on approximately three quarters of an acre of mature garden. She's wearing a dress so skimpy it's approximately the size of a tiny postage stamp. Synonyms roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, or thereabouts, give or take (a few), in round numbers, rounded up/down near to, close to, nearly, not far off, almost, approaching British getting on for Latin circa informal pushing, as near as dammit North American informal in the ballpark of archaic nigh Definition of approximately in US English: approximately adverbəˈpräksəmətlēəˈprɑksəmətli Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. a journey of approximately two hours Example sentencesExamples This was a result of a downpour of torrential rain which lasted approximately an hour and a half. The property is situated on approximately three quarters of an acre of mature garden. In the end they held on, to go into the next round in approximately two weeks time. She's wearing a dress so skimpy it's approximately the size of a tiny postage stamp. The walk will cover a distance of four miles taking approximately two hours to complete. Synonyms roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, give or take, give or take a few, in round numbers, rounded down, rounded up
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