Polyglot Dictionary

annähernd

/ˈanneːɐ̯nt/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. approximate

    Built from an- (to) + nähern (to approach).

    • Es dauert annähernd eine Stunde.

      It takes approximately an hour.

Made of

  • an- to
  • nähern to approach

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aproximado

aproximado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "approximate."

Practice

1 What does annähernd mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es dauert ___ eine Stunde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches annähernd?

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