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roughly

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Collocations for "roughly"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "roughly" in context.

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roughly

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adv
  1. roughly [bounded, secured, tied]
  2. roughly [divided, split, distributed] (amongst)
  3. the [money, cake, amount] was roughly [divided]
  4. the [money] was [divided] roughly
  5. is roughly [comparable, equal, equivalent, proportionate] to
  6. is roughly [fifty] miles [from, away, to]
  7. will [cost, need, pay] roughly [$2,000)
  8. roughly [half, three-quarters, sixty percent, three-hundred]
  9. roughly [ten percent] of all [cases, children]
  10. it [took, lasted, went on for] roughly [two] hours
  11. need to know roughly [where, when]
  12. (tell me) roughly how [long, many, much]
  13. give me [some, an] idea (of) roughly [how long]
  14. pushed his way roughly [toward, through, up to]
  15. the [suspect, prisoner] was [handled, treated] roughly
  16. roughly cut [diamonds, pieces, strips]
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