Polyglot Dictionary

ungefähr

/ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. approximately, about

    Interchangeable with etwa or rund before a number.

    • Das dauert ungefähr eine Stunde.

      That takes about an hour.

Similar words

etwa

etwa and ungefähr both mean "approximately"; largely interchangeable before a number or amount.

Similar in other languages

French

grosso modo

Close — approximately relates to roughly speaking.

Practice

1 What does ungefähr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das dauert ___ eine Stunde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ungefähr?

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