Meaning of 略(ほぼ) in Japanese

Example Sentences

略, 粗, ほぼ used in context

• ほぼ赤道(せきどう)直下(ちょっか)にあるシンガポール(しんがぽーる)では、雨季(うき)・乾季(かんき)があまり明瞭(めいりょう)ではない。

  In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.

• ワタシは背が低い(せがひくい)ので棚(たな)の上(うえ)まで見られないのでほぼ手探り(てさぐり)で拭く(ふく)わけです。

  I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch.

• 教室(きょうしつ)に入って(いる)席に着く(せきにつく)のとほぼ同時に(どうじに)、始業(しぎょう)を知らせる(しらせる)チャイムの音(おと)が鳴り響く(なりひびく)。

  About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.

• おかげでほぼ完徹(かんてつ)だ。

  Thanks to which I was up nearly all night.

• ４月(しがつ)に孵化(ふか)した(する)雛(ひな)も５ヶ月(かげつ)になった。身体(からだ)の大き(おおきい)さは親鳥(とり)(おやどり)とほぼ同じ(おなじ)、オス(おす)鳥(とり)のとさかが少し(すこし)小さいぐらいか。

  The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

• 彼女(かのじょ)は他人(たにん)のあらばかり探している(さがす)。

  She is always finding fault with others.