LookItUpmore or less
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌmɔːr ɚ ˈlɛs/ · UK /ˌmɔːr ə ˈles/
more or less means: Used to show that a number or amount is close to the correct one.
adverb
Used to show that a number or amount is close to the correct one.
- It costs twenty pounds, more or less.
- The two bags weigh more or less the same.
- We waited an hour, more or less.
Used to say that something is nearly true or nearly complete.
- The work is more or less finished.
- We had more or less agreed before the meeting.
- Have you more or less recovered from your cold?
phrase
Used when giving a number or amount that is close to the correct one.
- There were fifty guests, more or less.
- The journey took three hours, more or less.
- Both repairs cost more or less the same amount.
Questions about more or less
What does more or less mean?
Used to show that a number or amount is close to the correct one.
What is more or less in other languages?
Türkçe: aşağı yukarı · Español: más o menos · Français: à peu près · Deutsch: ungefähr · Italiano: più o meno · 日本語: およそ
How do you pronounce more or less?
In American English /ˌmɔːr ɚ ˈlɛs/; in British English /ˌmɔːr ə ˈles/.
How do you use more or less in a sentence?
It costs twenty pounds, more or less. The two bags weigh more or less the same.
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