Everyday English
pretty much
almost completely
Used to say that something is almost completely true or that almost everything has been included.
Hear it in real life
Do we need anything else for dinner?
No, we've got pretty much everything.
I've pretty much finished the report, so you can check it now.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We have pretty ‸ everything ready.
Say: We have pretty much everything ready.
Keep "much" after "pretty" in this phrase.
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How it fits in a sentence.
pretty much everything; pretty much ready; pretty much all of something
Your turn: say it out loud
I've pretty much finished the report, so you can check it now.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pretty much
almost completely
“I've pretty much finished the report, so you can check it now.”
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