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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A synonym for the adverb 'pretty' (9-4)

Hi teachers,
Which one could be a suitable synomym for 'pretty' in the following sentence?
a) very
b) reasonably
c) considerable
d) moderately

He thinks he can get pretty far in that time.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

It depends on what you mean by pretty . Sometimes the word is used to mean fairly , sometimes quite. fairly - reasonably, moderately quite - very, considerab ly

— RandomGuy

  • It depends on what you mean by pretty .
  • Sometimes the word is used to mean fairly , sometimes quite.
  • fairly - reasonably, moderately quite - very, considerab ly
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It depends on what you mean by pretty. Sometimes the word is used to mean fairly, sometimes quite.

fairly - reasonably, moderately
quite - very, considerably
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Aspara GusIt depends on what you mean by pretty. Sometimes the word is used to mean fairly, sometimes quite.
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply. See, that's what I mean. I never know which one fits better, every time I have to ask.
Though, every time I get an answer! I'm 'pretty' lucky meaning 'very'.
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Mister MicawberA for me
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you very much for your reply.

TS
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