Phrase guide

pretty much

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Almost completely; very nearly; mostly; more or less; basically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to some degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we were pretty much lost when we met the forest ranger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: demək olar ki — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 几乎 (jīhū) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 差不多 (chàbuduō) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Danish: stort set — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Esperanto: preskaŭ ĉiel — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Esperanto: preskaŭ ĉiom — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Esperanto: plejparte — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Esperanto: kvazaŭ — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Finnish: aika lailla — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Finnish: suurin piirtein — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • French: à peu de choses près — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • German: leidlich — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Japanese: 多分 (tabun) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Norwegian: mer eller mindre — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Polish: praktycznie — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Portuguese: quase isso — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Russian: практически (praktičeski) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Russian: почти (počti) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Spanish: más o menos — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Swedish: i stort sett — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Ukrainian: майже́ (majžé) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly
  • Ukrainian: значно́ю мі́рою (značnóju míroju) — almost completely; very nearly; mostly