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just about
almost, just now; with difficulty, barely, hardly


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just about
Adverb
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
(synonym) about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
2. (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"
(synonym) approximately, about, close to, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so



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just about
nearly, almost We just about fell into the lake. Our canoe nearly tipped over.

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just about
Synonyms and related words:
about, all but, almost, approximately, around, as good as, circa, close, close upon, closely, near, near enough to, near upon, nearabout, nearly, nigh, nighhand, not quite, practically, pretty near, somewhere about, upwards of, well-nigh
  

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