roughly
adverb (roughly)
Everyday
- Roughly means about, not exactly: roughly 100 people. tree →
- Roughly means in a rough, not gentle way: He pushed me roughly. tree →
- Roughly also means not carefully or neatly: roughly cut pieces. tree →
In the lessons
In maths, «roughly» signals an estimate: rounding numbers to get a close answer quickly (398 + 205 is roughly 400 + 200 = 600). In science, measurements are often roughly given. In cooking: roughly chop the carrots. In behaviour lessons: do not play roughly with small children or pets. Phrases: roughly speaking, roughly the same, roughly equal.
Examples
- There were roughly 30 children at the party. tree →
- 49 is roughly 50. tree →
- Do not treat the puppy roughly. tree →
- Roughly chop the onion into big pieces. tree →
- The trip takes roughly two hours. tree →
- The two bags weigh roughly the same. tree →
- He grabbed the ball roughly. tree →
- Roughly speaking, half the class walks to school. tree →
- In this place I can only roughly summarise my results. tree →
Note
Pronounced RUFF-lee (gh sounds like f). In maths, «roughly», «about», «approximately» and «estimate» all mean you may round; the symbol ≈ means «is roughly equal to».
In Jewish tradition
It means harshly, as Joseph spoke to his brothers when he hid who he was.
Interpretation. Commentators say Joseph spoke sternly to test his brothers and see whether they had changed.
Examples
- 'The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. (Torah GEN.42.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: 'Whence come ye?' And they said: 'From the land of Canaan to buy food.' (Torah GEN.42.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?' (Prophets 1SA.20.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, (Writings 2CH.10.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him; (Prophets 1KI.12.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Pronounced RUFF-lee (gh sounds like f). In maths, «roughly», «about», «approximately» and «estimate» all mean you may round; the symbol ≈ means «is roughly equal to».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «roughly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «roughly» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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