almost; nearly
eş: beinah
köken: From Middle High German bīnāhe, bīnāch. Analysable as bei (“by, near”) + nah (“near, close”). Compare Dutch bijna.
roughly, approximately, give or take
eş: au pif, au doigt mouillé
köken: Literally, “by the ladle”, referring to the use of a ladleful as an approximate quantity.
🔊 à la grosse louche
around, about (roughly at the time)
🔊 a eso de las dos de la madrugada
🔊 A eso de las cuatro de la mañana todos nos dijimos buenas noches.
Rusça 🔊 бли́жний , бли́зиться , бли́зкий , бли́зко , бли́зко к , во́зле
Arapça 🔊 بِٱلْقُرْب مِنَ , تَقْرِيبًا , جَنْبَ , حَوَالَيْ , حَوَالِي , عِنْدَ
near · close
eş: نزدیک
köken: Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb).
approximately, about
köken: Borrowed from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban), adverbial accusative of تَقْرِيب (taqrīb). By surface analysis, təqrib + -ən.
near, close · close, recent
köken: From Proto-Turkic *yakïn, Proto-Turkic *yak- (“near; approach”).
nearly, approximately
köken: Borrowed from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban), adverbial accusative of تَقْرِيب (taqrīb). By surface analysis, taqrib + -an. Compare Uyghur تەقرىبەن (teqriben), Azerbaijani təqribən and Turkish takriben.
akin
köken: From Volga Turki یاقون (yaqın, “near, close”), from *yaqïn “near, close” (compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaqïn, “near, close”)), from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, Proto-Turkic *yak- (“near; approach”).
approximately, roughly
köken: From Arabic تَخْمِينًا (taḵmīnan), adverbial accusative of تَخْمِين (taḵmīn). Compare Turkish tahminen.
close, near, nearby · intimate, familiar
köken: From Proto-Turkic *yakïn, Proto-Turkic *yak- (“near; approach”).
roughly, approximately
köken: From Arabic تَخْمِينًا (taḵmīnan).
Başkurtça 🔊 яҡын , яҡынса /jɑ.ˈqɯ̞n/ near, close · close, related, akin
zıt: йыраҡ, алыҫ
köken: From Proto-Turkic *yakïn (“close”) (compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaqïn, “near, close”)), from Proto-Turkic *yak- (“near; to approach”).
🔊 Яҡын Көнсығыш.
🔊 Бүреләр ауылға яҡын килһә, эттәр өрә башлай.
🔊 Яҙғы ташҡында йылғаға яҡын йорттар зыян күрә.
proximity
çekim: çoğul ҫывӑхсем
köken: Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaguk (“close”), equivalent to an unattested ҫывӑ (śyvă, "to come close") + -к (-k). Cognate with Turkish yavuklu (“fiancee”).
at, with · by, close to · to, towards
çekim: çoğul bijen
köken: From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
aile: bij benadering, bij de beesten af, bij de konijnen af, bij de vleet, bij tijd en wijle, bij uitstek, bij voorbaat
🔊 Bij ons is het altijd feest.
🔊 Ik woon in een hutje bij de zee.
🔊 Kom bij mij!
approximately, about, circa
köken: From aproximada + -mente.
near, nearby · nearly
eş: δίπλα, δυο βήματα, μεσ' στα πόδια, ολόκοντα, πλάι, πλησίον
zıt: μακριά
köken: From Byzantine Greek κοντά (kontá), from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “short”).
Japonca 🔊 …位 , …頃 , およそ , およそ… , 大体… , 大方 /o̞jo̞so̞/ about, nearly, roughly, approximately, around, more or less, in round numbers · not at all, not the slightest
köken: From おおよそ (ōyoso).
closely, close together; nearby
zıt: 멀리
köken: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 갓가ᄫᅵ〮 (Yale: kàskàWí), equivalent to 가깝- (gakkap-) + -이 (-i).
aile: 가까이하다
🔊 그 공원은 우리 집 가까이에 있다.
circa, roughly, about, approximately
köken: From Latin circa.
almost, nearly, practically
köken: Literally, “without little”.
🔊 bez mała dwadzieścia lat
🔊 w każdym bez mała mieszkaniu
Ukraynaca 🔊 бі́ля , бли́жній , бли́зький , бли́зько , зо , ма́йже approximately, roughly · (analogous to зі (zi), used before consonant custers) with, together with, along with
köken: From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
🔊 зо мною
commonly
köken: Borrowed from Classical Persian عُمُوماً (umūman), from Arabic عُمُوماً (ʕumūman).
(blížit se k + dativ) dostávat se blíže (k něčemu), zkracovat vzdálenost mezi sebou a cílem
eş: přibližovat se, nastávat, vzdalovat se
near, close, nearby · almost (very close to), nearly
köken: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad prope, composed of ad (“to, at”) + prope (“near”). Compare Aromanian aproapea.
circa, approximately, around, some
köken: From Latin circa.