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 springdescribing pretty flowers in spring (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing)
- Medium pretty sure about the meeting timedescribing pretty sure about the meeting time (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing)
- Hard generate a pretty decent return on equityto generate a pretty decent return on equity, meaning to bring into existence
- Very Hard cost a pretty penny to acquireto cost a pretty penny to acquire, meaning to be priced at
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.