approximately
/əˈprɒksɪmətli/adverb
उच्चारण अप्रॉक्सिमट्ली
लगभग
Core word
- 1
used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct
लगभग
- approximately 500 students
- The journey takes approximately three hours by train.
- The village is approximately ten kilometres from the highway.
+ 2 more examples
- The meeting will last approximately an hour.
- Approximately sixty per cent of the candidates passed the test.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
approximately + number / quantity
Approximately comes before a number, quantity or measure to show it is almost but not exactly right.
'Approximately' संख्या, मात्रा या माप से पहले आकर बताता है कि वह लगभग सही है, पूर्णतः नहीं।
- The journey takes approximately six hours.
- Approximately 500 students attended the seminar.
approximately + prepositional phrase / time
It can also come before times, dates, distances and prepositional phrases of measurement.
यह समय, तिथि, दूरी और माप बताने वाले prepositional phrases से पहले भी आ सकता है।
- The train will arrive at approximately noon.
- The village is approximately ten kilometres from the town.
approximately vs about / roughly / around
Approximately is more formal; about and around are common in speech, and roughly is slightly more casual.
'Approximately' अधिक औपचारिक है; 'about' और 'around' बोलचाल में आम हैं, और 'roughly' थोड़ा अनौपचारिक है।
- The tank holds about 200 litres, or approximately 53 gallons.
approximate (adjective) / approximation (noun)
The adjective is approximate (an approximate figure) and the noun is approximation.
Adjective 'approximate' है (an approximate figure) और noun 'approximation' है।
- Give me an approximate idea of the cost.
+Collocations 4
approximately + number
100two hoursfive kilometresfifty per centten years
- The meeting lasted approximately two hours.
verb + approximately
costweightakemeasurelast
- The parcel weighs approximately two kilos.
approximately + noun
halfa thirda quarterdoublethe same
- Approximately half the class passed the first test.
approximately + date / time
at ninein Marchby Fridayaround noon
- The results will be declared in approximately two weeks.
“More examples 5
- The population of the town is approximately fifty thousand.
क़स्बे की जनसंख्या लगभग पचास हज़ार है।
- Radhika scored approximately eighty per cent in the mock test.
राधिका ने mock test में लगभग अस्सी प्रतिशत अंक पाए।
- The bus takes approximately forty minutes to reach the airport.
बस को हवाई अड्डे तक पहुँचने में लगभग चालीस मिनट लगते हैं।
- The old tree is approximately two hundred years old.
पुराना पेड़ लगभग दो सौ वर्ष पुराना है।
- Approximately 60 candidates are applying for each vacancy.
प्रत्येक रिक्ति के लिए लगभग 60 अभ्यर्थी आवेदन कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The fare is approximatly two hundred rupees.
✓ The fare is approximately two hundred rupees.
The spelling is approximately; -ate becomes -ately.
सही वर्तनी 'approximately' है; '-ate' का रूप '-ately' होता है।
✗ The train will arrive approximate at ten.
✓ The train will arrive approximately at ten.
An adverb is needed here; approximate is an adjective.
यहाँ adverb की आवश्यकता है; 'approximate' adjective है।
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§Grammar and usage
Tautology trap: 'approximately about' and 'approximately around' are wordy; use one word.
Tautology trap: 'approximately about' और 'approximately around' शब्दबहुल हैं; एक ही शब्द प्रयुक्त करें।