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单词 proximate
释义

proximate

adjective

prox·​i·​mate ˈpräk-sə-mət How to pronounce proximate (audio)
1
: immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects)
proximate, rather than ultimate, goals Reinhold Niebuhr
2
a
: very near : close
b
: soon forthcoming : imminent
proximately adverb
proximateness noun

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You can approach a better understanding of this word, and an approximation of its history, if you recognize its two cousins in this sentence. Proximate derives from Latin proximatus, itself the past participle of the verb proximare, meaning "to approach." The noun "approximation" and both the noun and verb "approximate" derive from "proximare" (via the Late Latin verb approximare). "Proximare," in turn, comes from "proximus" ("nearest, next") and can be traced back to the adjective prope, meaning "near." "Prope" is also an ancestor of the English verb "approach," as well as "proximity," "propinquity," and "reproach."

Synonyms

  • approaching
  • coming
  • forthcoming
  • imminent
  • impending
  • nearing
  • oncoming
  • pending
  • upcoming
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Example Sentences

the proximate cause of the fire the proximate publication of his first novel
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Word History

Etymology

Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare to approach, from proximus nearest, next, superlative of prope near — more at approach

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

proximate

adjective

prox·​i·​mate ˈpräk-sə-mət How to pronounce proximate (audio)
1
a
: very near
b
: next, preceding, or following
especially : relating to or being a proximate cause
2
: determined by proximate analysis
3
: proximal sense 1b

Legal Definition

proximate

adjective

prox·​i·​mate ˈpräk-sə-mət How to pronounce proximate (audio)
1
: next immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of causation, events, or effects) : being or leading to a particular especially foreseeable result without intervention see also proximate cause at cause sense 1
2
: very or relatively close or near
would be sufficiently proximate to the commencement of the defendant's trial Johnson v. New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719 (1966)

proximate

adjective

1
as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place the proximate publication of his first novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • approaching
  • coming
  • impending
  • imminent
  • upcoming
  • nearing
  • at hand
  • on hand
  • to come
  • forthcoming
  • oncoming
  • pending
  • future
  • on tap
  • foreseen
  • anticipated
  • predicted
  • expected
  • awaited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • other
  • recent
  • late
  • former
  • past
  • foregone
  • erstwhile
  • onetime
  • sometime
  • bygone
  • old
  • whilom
  • quondam
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2
as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance the husband feels that their house is a little too proximate to his in-laws' condo for his peace and comfort

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • near
  • close
  • immediate
  • nearby
  • neighboring
  • adjacent
  • at hand
  • nigh
  • to hand
  • coming
  • abutting
  • convenient
  • adjoining
  • contiguous
  • next-door
  • bordering
  • close-up
  • approaching
  • handy
  • oncoming
  • accessible
  • forthcoming
  • upcoming
  • close-in
  • hand-to-hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • distant
  • far
  • remote
  • deep
  • away
  • far-off
  • faraway
  • separated
  • removed
  • divorced
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