Source : WordNet®
just about
adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
`nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
`almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're
almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he
nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the
recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the
parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by
the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost},
{most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually},
{well-nigh}]
2: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000";
"holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at
the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {some},
{roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]