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ish

/ɪʃ/

Meanings
adverb
Somewhat, reasonably, fairly

Examples :

""Was the film any good?" – "Ish.""
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Illustration approximately

approximately adverb

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

Illustration meeting

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration reasonably

reasonably adverb

/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/

In accordance with reason.

"They were able handle their disagreements reasonably."

Illustration instalment

instalment noun

/ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ /ɪnˈstɔlmənt/

One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.

"I pay for my new phone in monthly instalments. "

Illustration shorthand

shorthand noun

/ˈʃɔːthænd/ /ˈʃɔɹthænd/

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

"My teacher used shorthand to write notes during the lecture. "

Illustration magazine

magazine noun

/mæɡəˈziːn/ /mæɡəˈzin/

A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.

"My sister subscribes to a fashion magazine. "

Illustration gardening

gardening verb

/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/

To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

"My grandmother enjoys gardening in her backyard. "

Illustration stepped

stepped verb

/stɛpt/

To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

"She stepped carefully over the puddle in the street. "

Illustration somewhat

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

Illustration periodical

periodical noun

/ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl/ /ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkəl/

A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.

"My mom subscribes to a cooking periodical that comes out once a month. "

Illustration fairly

fairly adverb

/ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈfɛɹ.li/

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

"A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged."