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just about

just a·bout
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhst uh-bout]
    • /dʒʌst əˈbaʊt/
    • /dʒʌst əˈbaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhst uh-bout]
    • /dʒʌst əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of just about words

  • adverb just about more or less 1
  • phrase just about You use just about to indicate that what you are talking about is so close to being the case that it can be regarded as being the case. 0
  • phrase just about You use just about to indicate that what you are talking about is in fact the case, but only by a very small degree or amount. 0
  • noun just about at the point of starting (to do something) 0
  • noun just about very nearly; almost 0
  • noun just about almost; nearly 0

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Parts of speech for Just about

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

just about popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for just about

adv just about

  • all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
  • almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
  • approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
  • as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.

adverb just about

  • about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
  • barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
  • near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.

preposition just about

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.

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