Definition
Approximately, very nearly.
In Context
- "‘Have you already reached your sales target?’ ‘Just about.’"
- "I’m (just) about ready."
- "Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings."
Also Said As
- -ish
- about
- all but
- almost
- approaching
- around
- by and large
- circa
- close
- close to
- essentially
- for all practical purposes
- fornigh
- give or take
- imprecisely
- just about
- kind of
- loosely
- more or less
- nearly
- near
- nearabout
- nigh on
- odd
- or so
- plus or minus
- roundly
- roughly
- say
- some
- -some
- sort of
- thereabout
- virtually
- well-nigh
- ±