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[ adverb ] (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms about approximately more_or_less roughly or_so some around just_about Examples "lasted approximately an hour" "he's about 30 years old" "some forty people came" "weighs around a hundred pounds" "roughly $3,000" "holds 3 gallons, more or less" "20 or so people were there" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring . |
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