"pretty much" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: pretty much
Etymology: : pretty much < → δείτε τις λέξεις pretty και much
  1. σχεδόν, κοντεύω
    Sense id: el-pretty_much-en-phrase-2BTLqdSf Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά), Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pretty near, αμερικανικά αγγλικά, pretty nearly, βρετανικά αγγλικά, pretty well
{
  "etymology_text": ": pretty much < → δείτε τις λέξεις pretty και much",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pretty much"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pretty near"
    },
    {
      "word": "αμερικανικά αγγλικά"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretty nearly"
    },
    {
      "word": "βρετανικά αγγλικά"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretty well"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The statue is ready, or pretty much so.",
          "translation": "Το άγαλμα είναι έτοιμο, ή σχεδόν έτοιμο."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are pretty much finished.",
          "translation": "Σχεδόν τελειώσαμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "She pretty much drove him to madness.",
          "translation": "Κόντεψε να τον τρελάνει."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη almost"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σχεδόν, κοντεύω"
      ],
      "id": "el-pretty_much-en-phrase-2BTLqdSf",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pretty much"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": pretty much < → δείτε τις λέξεις pretty και much",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pretty much"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pretty near"
    },
    {
      "word": "αμερικανικά αγγλικά"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretty nearly"
    },
    {
      "word": "βρετανικά αγγλικά"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretty well"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The statue is ready, or pretty much so.",
          "translation": "Το άγαλμα είναι έτοιμο, ή σχεδόν έτοιμο."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are pretty much finished.",
          "translation": "Σχεδόν τελειώσαμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "She pretty much drove him to madness.",
          "translation": "Κόντεψε να τον τρελάνει."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη almost"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σχεδόν, κοντεύω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pretty much"
}

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