proximately

prox·i·mate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prok-suh-mit]
- /ˈprɒk sə mɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prok-suh-mit]
- /ˈprɒk sə mɪt/

Definitions of proximately word

adjective proximately next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc. 1
adjective proximately close; very near. 1
adjective proximately approximate; fairly accurate. 1
adjective proximately forthcoming; imminent. 1

See all 4 definitions of proximately

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Origin of proximately

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Late Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre to near, approach. See proximal, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Proximately

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Proximately

proximately popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for proximately

adv proximately

approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
by and by — presently or eventually
in the ballpark — a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

adj proximately

early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.

adverb proximately

advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
anticipative — inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation
anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.

All 16 Synonyms of proximately