Translations

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reasonably, somewhat, (fairly):
about, approximately:

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Today is a very Saturday-ish Friday.

    deHeute ist ein sehr samstaghafter Freitag. — Waldelfe

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  2. This backpack is blue-ish.

    deDieser Rucksack ist bläulich. — Luiaard

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  3. "What is the time?" "Four-ish."

    ru«Сколько времени?» – «Где-то четыре». — Ooneykcall

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. (colloquial, not comparable)Somewhat, reasonably, fairly

    The exam went well... mostly... ish.

    "Was the film any good?" – "Ish."

    halbwegs, etwas, mehr oder weniger

  2. (colloquial, not comparable)About, approximately

    in etwa, rund, ungefähr

Synonyms

12 synonyms
(colloquial)Somewhat, reasonably, fairly:fairlyA2ratherA2somewhatB2
(colloquial)About, approximately:aboutA1almostA1aroundA2looselyB2nearB1nearlyA2roughlyA2close toround about

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
irritableirritateB1irritationB2isabellaisisislandA1islanderB2

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