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proximate

[ prok-suh-mit ]

adjective

  1. next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  2. close; very near.
  3. approximate; fairly accurate.
  4. forthcoming; imminent.


proximate

/ ˈɒɪɪ /

adjective

  1. next or nearest in space or time
  2. very near; close
  3. immediately preceding or following in a series
  4. a less common word for approximate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdz澱ٱ, adverb
  • ˌdz澱ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈdz澱ٱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzi·ٱ· adverb
  • dzi·ٱ·Ա noun
  • dz···پDz [prok-s, uh, -, mey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of proximate1

1590–1600; < Late Latin dz澱ٳܲ, past participle of dz澱 to near, approach. See proximal, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of proximate1

C16: from Late Latin dz澱 to draw near, from Latin proximus next, from prope near
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Nevertheless, some of his more proximate misdeeds are effectively used to make clear that Mantel's antihero is, in the denouement of his life, fully alert to his sinful state.

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The damage “was proximately and substantially caused by the actions of Defendants ... and each of them ... caused Plaintiffs’ damages,” the complaint said.

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The proximate cause of the breakup was the granting of a preliminary injunction against the deal by U.S.

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A lot of research, and especially mainstream media, conflate the proximate cause of something with the underlying cause of it.

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It's understandable that people are focused on the proximate threat of Donald Trump, but the Trump administration, as you just said, was a clown show.

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