adj
Meaning 1
Close or closest; adjacent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
proximate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/
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US: /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/
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US: /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/
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Australian: /ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/
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adj
Meaning 2
Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
About to take place; impending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 4
A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- news of his proximate arrival
- interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ultimate
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
very close in space or time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- proximate words
- proximate houses
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: най-близък (naj-blizǎk) — close or closest; adjacent
- Danish: nær — close or closest; adjacent
- Interlingua: proxime — close or closest; adjacent
- Russian: ближа́йший (bližájšij) — close or closest; adjacent
- Russian: сме́жный (sméžnyj) — close or closest; adjacent
- Ottoman Turkish: یاقین (yakın) — close or closest; adjacent
Real reading context