Local English word record

more or less

adverb · 2 senses

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Practice this word

Examples

  • lasted approximately an hour
  • in just about a minute
  • he's about 30 years old
  • I've had about all I can stand
  • we meet about once a month

Word relationships

Synonyms

approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, around, or so

Continue locally

Source and method

This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0