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In what situation do you use the word "roughly"?

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Rebecca

You can use "roughly" when you are making a guess or approximation on something. "Roughly" means "approximately" or "around." Ex: She is roughly 152cm tall. Ex: We are roughly fifteen minutes away. Ex: He said he would be here roughly around 12:30.

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