approximately

約、およそ

示した数や量に近いが、正確に同じではない。

やさしい英語で： Close to a number or amount, but not exactly that number or amount.

• The journey takes approximately an hour.
• Approximately fifty people attended the meeting.
• The two boxes weigh approximately the same.

類義語： about, around, roughly

反対語： exactly

よく使う表現： approximately ten minutes, approximately half, cost approximately something