approximately

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈprɒksɪmətli/

Collocations for "approximately"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "approximately" in context.

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approximately

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. in approximately [50] [miles, minutes]
  2. a [trip, journey, drive] of approximately [50] [miles]
  3. they cost approximately [$50]
  4. [five] meters or approximately [16] feet
  5. there are approximately [50] [guests, members, examples] (of)
  6. [ten miles], approximately
  7. approximately [50] percent (of all)
  8. approximately [equal, equivalent, the same]
  9. I [would guess, estimate] that approximately
'approximately' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
decrease - distance - eight - eleven - equivalent - fifteen - fifty - five - forty - gain - lag - last - male - nine - nineteen - ninety - population - reduction - seven - steadily - ten - thirteen - thirty - three - total - translate - twelve - twenty

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