approximately

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
It would be interesting to see what accent obtains when we all speak in approximately the same way, but that day is still a few generations in the future, and, to tell you the truth,

View all »
Examples

  • It would be interesting to see what accent obtains when we all speak in approximately the same way, but that day is still a few generations in the future, and, to tell you the truth, —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 2
  • Thus Dan Michel's French work Remorse of Conscience was translated anonymously in approximately 1340 under an analogous title: —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2
  • Broch -- approximately, Second Mate -- Tryntaf the Tall greeted him in the chartroom. —  A Circus of Hells
  • This one had no such controls, and repairmen told me that the only remedy would involve surgery costing at least $90 and more likely $150 -- approximately the cost of a comparable new set. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • See that you're found in the car and that your condition matches its condition -- approximately. " —  The Fountainhead
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

Approximately has been looked up 372 times, favorited 0 times, listed 3 times, and commented on 0 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Add a related word »
Related

Roget's II Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

ahead ·  almost ·  5x ·  10-15 ·  apart ·  currently ·  north ·  above
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a day.

Recent Lookups

Animosity · supramundane · Zorbeez · bleak · egomania

Recent Favorites

TelePalmter · Espoo · stick-to-it-iveness · supine · doxastic

Recent Pronunciations

milosrdenstvi · lichen-covered · futon · sagacity · monoragngocious