Grammatical class
Adverb
environ
about, close to, around
Details
Syllables
en-vi-ron
Phonetics
ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
1955
Freq. (movies)
953
Freq. (news)
387
Variants
Sentences
Il mesure environ un mètre.
It measures close to a meter.
A1
Il a environ ton âge.
He is about your age.
A1
Il a environ mon âge.
He is about my age.
A1
Il était environ midi.
It was about midday.
A1
Il a environ votre âge.
He's about the same age as you are.
A1
Il a environ trente ans.
He is about thirty.
A2
Quelle distance environ ?
How far, roughly?
A2
J'ai marché environ 1 mile.
I walked about 1 mile.
B1
Cela coûtera environ dix mille yens.
It'll cost some 10,000 yen.
B1
Ça vaut environ trois mille dollars.
This is worth about three thousand dollars.
B1
Tom a couru environ vingt kilomètres.
Tom ran about 20 kilometres.
B1
L'usine a licencié environ trois cents ouvriers.
The factory has dismissed some three hundred workers.
B2