approximately

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The   village   is   situated   approximately   north-west   from   the   city and county  town   of   Lincoln .
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It
it
  is   navigable   for   approximately   upstream   from   its   mouth   on the   Delaware .
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Meaning

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Opposite of
accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely
Synonyms

about
A1
roughly
C1
around
A1
nearly
B1
almost
A1
some
A1
more or less
close to
circa
30k
just about
or so
loosely
23k
practically
B2
vaguely
C2

round about

somewhere
A2

𐐲𐐹𐑉𐐪𐐿𐑅𐐮𐑋𐐲𐐻𐑊𐐨

somewhere around

approximatively
near
A2
tentatively
just
A1
only
A1
generally
C1
briefly
C1
probably
A1
sketchily
as a rule
something like
pretty much
propinquity
proximately
roundly
say
A1
🗣️
so
A1
sometime
B2
somewhat
C1
substantially
29k
thereabout
thereabouts
37k
throughout
B2
toward
B2
usually
A2
very
A1
virtually
C1

about that

around there

in outline

in the region of

not exactly

Translations

ungefähr
aproximadamente
environ
etwa
circa
approximativement
à peu près
approssimativamente
ongeveer
aproximadament
aproximadamente

περίπου

circa
annähernd
zirka
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/
Etymology

From approximate + -ly.

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