Definition of the word pretty

Definition of the word pretty

Pronunciation of vocabulary pretty

prettyadjective
khá, vừa phải, xinh xắn, đẹp
/ˈprɪti/

Origin of the word pretty

Old English prættig; related to Middle Dutch pertich ‘brisk, clever’, obsolete Dutch prettig ‘humorous, sporty’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘trick’. The sense development ‘deceitful, cunning, clever, skilful, admirable, pleasing, nice’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.

Vocabulary summary pretty

type adjective

meaning pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty

example pretty good

example pretty hot

meaning interesting, nice, beautiful

example that is pretty much the same thing

example a pretty song

example a pretty scenery

meaning beautiful, nice, great, good...

example a pretty wit

example a very pretty sport: very good sport, very good sport

type noun

meaning my pretty my little baby, my beautiful baby

example pretty good

example pretty hot

meaning (plural) pretty things, pretty decorations

example that is pretty much the same thing

example a pretty song

example a pretty scenery

Example of vocabulary prettynamespace

to some extent; fairly

đến một mức độ nào; công bằng

The game was pretty good.
Trò chơi khá hay.
I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
Tôi khá chắc chắn là tôi sẽ đi.
It's pretty hard to explain.
Thật khó để giải thích.
I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.
Tôi sẽ phải tìm một căn hộ mới sớm thôi.
The sunset over the ocean was pretty with hues of orange and pink in the sky.
Hoàng hôn trên biển thật đẹp với bầu trời phủ sắc cam và hồng.

very

rất

That performance was pretty impressive.
Màn trình diễn đó khá ấn tượng.
Things are looking pretty good!
Mọi thứ đang có vẻ khá tốt!
The idea sounds pretty cool.
Ý tưởng này nghe có vẻ khá hay.
We were pretty disappointed with the quality of the food.
Chúng tôi khá thất vọng với chất lượng thức ăn.

Extra examples:

It came at the end of a pretty miserable week.
Nó đến vào cuối một tuần khá khốn khổ.
Flying those planes was pretty hard work.
Lái những chiếc máy bay đó là công việc khá vất vả.