English to English
adverb
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Lasted approximately an hour.
In just about a minute.
He's about 30 years old.
I've had about all I can stand.
We meet about once a month.
Some forty people came.
Weighs around a hundred pounds.
Roughly $3,000.
Holds 3 gallons, more or less.
20 or so people were at the party.
source: WordNet 3.0
- With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
source: Webster 1913