Approximately vs Around about

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Approximately

Top 2000 (comum) B1 adverb

Around about

Top 2000 (comum)

	Approximately	Around about
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/əˈprɒksɪmətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈprɑːksɪmətli/"]/	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//
Significado	Mais ou menos, perto de uma certa quantidade. About or close to a certain amount.	Aproximadamente ou mais ou menos. Approximately or roughly.
Exemplo	The journey took approximately seven hours.	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	B1	-
Classe gramatical	adverb
Colocações	approximately equal to, approximately 50%, approximately three hours	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time
Antônimos	exactly, precisely	exactly, precisely
Erros comuns	Using 'approximately' with a precise number (e.g., saying 'approximately 2000' instead of 'about 2000')., Confusing 'approximately' with 'exactly'., Omitting 'approximately' when it’s needed for clarity in estimates.	Confused with 'around' or 'about' alone., Used in overly formal contexts., 'Around about' not followed by a number for estimates.
Notas de uso	Use 'aproximadamente' ao dar uma estimativa. É apropriado em contextos acadêmicos e profissionais, mas pode soar excessivamente formal em conversas casuais. Use 'approximately' when giving an estimate. It's appropriate in academic and professional contexts, but may sound overly formal in casual conversations.	Usado em contextos informais para indicar uma estimativa de tempo ou distância. Evite em textos formais. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.

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Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Around about

Perguntas frequentes: Approximately vs Around about

Qual é a diferença entre Approximately e Around about?

Approximately: About or close to a certain amount. Around about: Approximately or roughly.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Approximately: The journey took approximately seven hours. Around about: The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.

Posso usar Approximately e Around about de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Approximately e Around about são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.