ish

ɪʃ

Definition

Definition of ish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

almostnot exactly but close to a certain state

Are you ready? Ish.

almost

nearly

approximate qualitysomewhat like or similar to a certain quality

The paint looked greenish, but the trim stayed ish.

Adverb

approximately

around or about a certain time or number

Let's meet at seven-ish.

about

around

somewhat

to some extent or degree, not completely

The soup is spicy-ish.

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Expressions with ish

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diva-ish

adj.

acting in a demanding, dramatic, or temperamental way

She was being very diva-ish about the party arrangements.

Examples of ish in a sentence

The weather is warm-ish today.
His answer was yes-ish, not definite.
The weather is warmish today.
The movie starts at eight-ish.
He'll arrive at noon-ish.
The answer is yes-ish, but not certain.

He’s tall-ish compared to his friends.

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French:approximatif, environ, ...
German:so halb, so gegen sieben, ...
Italian:quasi, intorno alle, ...
Spanish:más o menos, sobre las siete, ...
Portuguese:mais ou menos, cerca de, ...
Chinese:差不多的, 大约, ...
Japanese:まあまあの, 〜ごろ, ...
Arabic:نَوْعًا مَا, تَقْرِيبًا, ...
Hebrew:בְּעֵרֶךְ, בְּעֶרֶךְ, ...
Russian:примерно, около, ...
Ukrainian:приблизний, приблизно, ...
Hindi:लगभग, करीब, ...
Bengali:প্রায়, আসপাশে, ...
Catalan:aproximat, cap a, ...
Czech:tak nějak, asi, ...
Danish:omtrent, omkring, ...
Dutch:een beetje, rond, ...
Greek:κάπως, γύρω στις επτά, ...
Hungarian:olyanforma, úgy, ...
Khmer:ប្រហែលជា, ប្រហែល, ...
Korean:~같은, ~쯤, ...
Persian:تقریباً, برای بیان زمان یا مقدار تقریبی, ...
Polish:tak sobie, około, ...
Portuguese (BR):quase, indica uma aproximação de tempo ou quantidade, ...
Romanian:aproximativ, pe la, ...
Swedish:typ-, kring, ...
Thai:ประมาณนั้น, ราวๆ, ...
Turkish:yaklaşık, civarında, ...
Vietnamese:gần như, khoảng, ...

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