roughly
373
1.6
- adverb
- /ˈrʌfli/
:
aproximadamente
- Each group was attended by 6 to 11 participants, roughly between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
- roughly 40 percent
- roughly half
- roughly the same
facing that way roughly northwest, I think, OK.
- facing that way roughly northwest, I think, OK.
- And then it's thought to be roughly a ball or a sphere.
- I'm just going to get these things roughly seated, not too tight.
- And we can still tell roughly how long it's been.
- And then you're out typically by roughly noon the next day.
- Same age as you, roughly, but I Yeah.
- Those factors seem like they're roughly stabilizing at this point.
- And that's when roughly half of Kiev showed up on the streets.
- And it all feels roughly the same distance from each other.
- Today the number is roughly one in nine.
- Think you can change this constant, but it's roughly smaller than that.
Examples
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By 2015, such offshore oil production will account for roughly 40 percent of the world's total.
Academic text (2008) -
Light-travel time, roughly seven seconds.
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And they all seem to end in roughly the same place.
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And we can still tell roughly how long it's been.
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This looks roughly where I need to be.
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The use of food banks in Canada has increased by roughly 20 percent over the last two years.
Academic text (2011) -
You could very roughly estimate at about 2,000 steps, because 2,000 would make a mile.
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Curiously, she said we had roughly the same build.
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Following the war, the government sold off the fleet for roughly 28 cents on the dollar.
Academic text (2017) -
The project will take roughly three months to complete.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not exact but near a number, amount, or time
∞
1.0
Almost but not completely
∞
3.0
Almost completely but not quite
915
2.7
Almost right, but not exactly
695
1.0
You add it after a number to show the number is about that amount
634
2.5
Almost but not completely
578
3.6
Almost complete but not fully finished
524
3.2
Near the exact number or amount
379
1.0
About an amount or number, not exact
301
2.1
About a number or idea, not exact but close enough
1
1.0
About a number when you do not know the exact amount
People use it to say a number or time is close to but not exact
At about that time, place, or number
Antonyms
How Exact
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roughly also came to mean 'about' because rough was used for things that are 'not exact' or without detail, as in a 'rough sketch' or a 'rough idea'. So saying 'roughly three hours' gives a 'not exact' estimate.