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pretty

US /ˈprɪti/

adverb, adjective Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The training session was pretty long, but it was very helpful.

Word Family

NounNoun
prettiness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
pretty gốc
AdverbAdv
pretty gốc prettily

Synonyms

  • fairlyto a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  • attractivepleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
  • reasonablyto a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Collocations

  • Easy pretty flowers in spring
    describing pretty flowers in spring (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing)
  • Medium pretty sure about the meeting time
    describing pretty sure about the meeting time (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing)
  • Hard generate a pretty decent return on equity
    to generate a pretty decent return on equity, meaning to bring into existence
  • Very Hard cost a pretty penny to acquire
    to cost a pretty penny to acquire, meaning to be priced at

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