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omtrent

adverbadverb

about · roughly · almost

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk um(me)trent, av trent ‘omkrets, grense’ from Low German um(me)trent, from trent 'circumference, boundary'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. om lag;
    cirka
    approximately;
    about
    • omtrent 30 deltakere around 30 participants
  2. nesten almost
    • være omtrent ferdig to be just about finished