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title: approximately — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «approximately» in the school dictionary: Close to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# approximately

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**Who acts:** 200 people, journey, bag, class, you, many beans · **What happens:** be, take, weigh, walk, estimate · **To what, where:** 100, 5 kilograms, jar

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«approximately» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [approximately in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/approximately.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Close to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:m1:1
# text = Close to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about.
1	Close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
15	about	about	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were approximately 200 people at the concert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x1:1
# text = There were approximately 200 people at the concert.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | 200 people at the concert |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journey takes approximately two hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x2:1
# text = The journey takes approximately two hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the journey |  |  |  | hour |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
49 + 52 is approximately 100.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x3:1
# text = 49 + 52 is approximately 100.
1	49	49	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	3	cc	_	_
3	52	52	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 100 |  |  |  | approximately *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Round 3.87 to approximately 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x4:1
# text = Round 3.87 to approximately 4.
1	Round	round	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	3.87	3.87	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bag weighs approximately 5 kilograms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x5:1
# text = The bag weighs approximately 5 kilograms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | present | the bag | 5 kilograms |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilogram=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Approximately half the class walk to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x6:1
# text = Approximately half the class walk to school.
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | infinitive | half class |  |  |  |  | to school *result*; approximately *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Estimate approximately how many beans are in the jar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:approximately:x7:1
# text = Estimate approximately how many beans are in the jar.
1	Estimate	estimate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **estimate** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | approximately *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | many beans |  |  | the jar |  |  | tree rules |

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