approximately

[ uh-prok-suh-mit-lee ]

adverb

1. about; roughly; more or less:

   It’s approximately 25 miles from here to El Paso.

   Add approximately 2 cups of milk or water.

approximately

/ əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. close to; around; roughly or in the region of

Word History and Origins

Origin of approximately¹

First recorded in 1845–50; approximate ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

Waun Mawn could not have supplied all of the approximately 80 bluestones at Stonehenge and at a nearby site called Bluestonehenge.

From Science News

Unlike most publisher-run courses that end with some degree of certification, FOS Essentials will be free to audiences who after completing the approximately 8-hour long lesson plan will be awarded a badge they can post on their Linkedin profiles.

From Digiday

Each piece is approximately 12″ wide x 36″ long and can be grouped as a pair, or displayed separately.

From Popular-Science

In Columbus, delivery drivers accessing a curb with specified stopping areas prevented approximately 9,700 double- or illegal parkings.

From Fortune

In the field, Deb found that baffling approximately doubles the volume of a quiet male’s call, raising them to the level of the most attractive males.

From Science News

By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

From The Daily Beast

Approximately 100 Romney fans were invited on the call, he said.

From The Daily Beast

All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.

From The Daily Beast

The U.S. has spent approximately $120 billion to rebuild the central Asian nation, according to SIGAR.

From The Daily Beast

An NYPD spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the lead suspect is a black man, approximately six feet tall.

From The Daily Beast

This valley extends for approximately three hundred and fifty miles to the borderline of Tennessee.

From Project Gutenberg

Forests constitute approximately three-fifths or 60% of Virginia's total land area.

From Project Gutenberg

Bacon and approximately four hundred planters marched to the State House at Jamestown and demanded his commission.

From Project Gutenberg

Approximately 216,900 persons became residents of Virginia during this decade.

From Project Gutenberg

While he was taking a group of approximately eighty settlers to this region, he was attacked by a band of Indians.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• almost
• generally
• relatively
• roughly