Translation
approximately, roughly, about
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Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from proksima ('near'), itself from Latin proximus ('nearest'), plus the vague suffix -um- and the adverb ending -e. Literally 'in a near-ish way', hence approximately.
- Origin
- Esperanto, from Latin proximus
- Root
- proksim- + -um- + -e
- English cognates
- proximity, approximate
Examples
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We waited approximately one hour.
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Roughly a hundred people came to the party.
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The book costs about ten francs.
A textbook example of the -um suffix earning its keep: means "nearby", while loosens it to "somewhere near the mark". Use it before any number you would rather not defend to the decimal point.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 6: proksimume, aŭtuno, energio and 7 more words.