Akademik

just about
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (Freq. 2)
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lasted approximately an hour

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in just about a minute

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he's about 30 years old

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I've had about all I can stand

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we meet about once a month

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some forty people came

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weighs around a hundred pounds

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roughly $3,000

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holds 3 gallons, more or less

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20 or so people were at the party

• Syn:
↑approximately, ↑about, ↑close to, ↑some, ↑roughly, ↑more or less, ↑around, ↑or so

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(informal)
NEARLY, almost, practically, all but, well-nigh, nigh on, virtually, as good as, more or less, to all intents and purposes; informal pretty much.
→ just

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adverb
: almost, approximately

passes just about through the middle of the region — P.E.James

is the work done? just about

shown to just about every audience you can name — Cecile Starr

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just about
1. Nearly
2. More or less
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Main Entry: ↑just

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just about phrase
very nearly

I think we’ve just about finished.

just about the worst/​first/​only etc:

Another scandal would be just about the worst thing that could happen.

Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym
Main entry: just

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I
see just
II
informal almost exactly; nearly

he can do just about anything

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just about
: almost or nearly

It was just about time to leave.

The work is just about done.

That is just about the biggest horse I have ever seen. [=that is a very big horse]

That is just about the stupidest thing she has ever done.

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Main Entry: ↑just

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just about idiom
(informal)
1. almost; very nearly

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I've met just about everyone.

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‘Did you reach your sales target?’ ‘Just about.’

2. approximately

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She should be arriving just about now.

Main entry: ↑justidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.