approximately

• Adverb, das bedeutet, dass eine Zahl, Menge oder Zeit nicht genau, sondern nur ungefähr zutrifft. Wird sowohl in formellen als auch informellen Kontexten verwendet.

An adverb meaning "roughly" or "about," used to indicate that a number, amount, or time is not exact but close to a given value. It is widely used in both formal and informal contexts across all varieties of English.

1. Imprecise but close to correctA2formal

   Used to indicate that a number, amount, or time is not exact but is fairly close to the correct value.

   Ungefähr

   • The journey takes approximately two hours.
   • There were approximately fifty people at the event.
   • The cost of the repairs will be approximately $200.

   Synonymeaboutaroundcircamore or lessor soroughly

   Antonymeexactlyprecisely