approximately
gb/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli/ us/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli/
B1
Ingles
~ 2900
körülbelül
B1
1
körülbelül
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
approximately [number/amount/time]
The journey takes approximately two hours by car.
Az út autóval körülbelül két órát vesz igénybe.
The building is approximately 50 years old.
Az épület körülbelül 50 éves.
There were approximately 200 people at the concert.
The cost will be approximately $500.
The town is approximately 30 miles from the city.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The trip takes approximately one hour.
Az út körülbelül egy órát vesz igénybe.
This box weighs approximately 10 kilos.
Ez a doboz körülbelül 10 kilót nyom.
The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes.
He is approximately 180 centimeters tall.
The store is approximately five minutes away.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'approximately' with 'probably'; 'probably' expresses likelihood, not closeness to an exact value.
Kahulugan
Close to an exact number or amount
Mga kolokasyon
approximately equal to
|approximately the same
|approximately 10 percent
|approximately 5 miles
|approximately one hour
Mga kasingkahulugan
about (More informal and common in everyday speech.)
|
roughly (Slightly more casual and can sound less precise.)
Mga kasalungat
exactly (Indicates complete accuracy with no approximation.)
Mga tema
measurement
|math
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Almost correct in number, size, or time; not exact.
Used to show that a number, amount, or time is almost correct but not exact.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
approximately
IPA
GB/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli/
US/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli/
Mga pantig at diin
ap - prox - im - ately (4 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prox)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: approximately
- Plural: approximatelies
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
approximatelies
noun
Core family
approximate
adjective B1
approximation
noun B2
Mga ekspresyon
approximately equal to
1/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli ˈikwəl tə/
fixed phrase
technical
Nearly the same in value
Almost the same in amount, number, or value as something else.
Mga Halimbawa
- In this equation, x is approximately equal to 3.14.
- The two towns are approximately equal to each other in size.
approximately the same
1/əpɹˈɑksəmɪtli ðə sˈeɪm/
fixed phrase
Almost identical in some quality or measure
Almost the same in size, amount, or quality.
Mga Halimbawa
- The twins are approximately the same height.
- Our sales this year are approximately the same as last year.