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I.pret‧ty¹ S1 W3 /ˈprɪti/ BrE AmE adverb [+ adjective/adverb] spoken
1. fairly or more than a little:
I’m pretty sure he’ll say yes.
She still looks pretty miserable.
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In written English, people usually avoid pretty and use fairly instead:
▪ The consequences of this are fairly obvious.
2. very:
Dinner at Luigi’s sounds pretty good to me.
3. pretty well/much almost completely:
He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it.
The guard left us pretty much alone.
They’re all pretty much the same.
4. pretty nearly (also pretty near American English) almost:
The shock of Pat’s death pretty near killed Roy.
⇨ be sitting pretty at ↑sit(9)
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▪ rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say: She seemed rather unhappy. | It's rather a difficult question. | It’s getting quite late. | Malaria is rather common in this area.
▪ fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American English: The test was fairly easy. | It’s a fairly long way to the next town.
▪ pretty spoken rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken English: Her French is pretty good. | We’re in a pretty strong position.
▪ reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree: He plays reasonably well. | Let's just say that I am reasonably confident we'll win.
▪ moderately formal more than a little, but not very: Her family was moderately wealthy. | The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants. | Use a moderately high heat. | a moderately difficult climb
▪ somewhat formal fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives: The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s. | He looked somewhat irritated. | a somewhat surprising decision
II.pretty² S2 W3 BrE AmE adjective (comparative prettier, superlative prettiest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: prættig 'tricky', from prætt 'trick']
1. a woman or child who is pretty has a nice attractive face:
a pretty little girl
Maria looks much prettier with her hair cut short.
2. something that is pretty is pleasant to look at or listen to but is not impressive:
a pretty dress
The tune is pretty.
What a pretty little garden!
3. not a pretty sight very unpleasant to look at – sometimes used humorously:
After a night’s drinking, Al was not a pretty sight.
4. not just a pretty face spoken used humorously to say that someone is intelligent, when people think this is surprising:
I’m not just a pretty face, you know!
5. come to a pretty pass old-fashioned used to say that a very bad situation has developed:
Things have come to a pretty pass, if you can’t say what you think without causing a fight.
6. cost a pretty penny old-fashioned to cost a lot of money
7. pretty as a picture old-fashioned very pretty
—prettily adverb:
Charlotte sang very prettily.
—prettiness noun [uncountable]

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◎	['priti]
※	tính từ so sánh
	■	xinh, xinh xắn, xinh đẹp
		☆	a pretty child
			đứa bé xinh xắn
		☆	a pretty tune
			một giai điệu dễ thương
		☆	what a pretty dress !
			cái áo xinh quá!
	■	hay hay, thú vị, đẹp mắt
		☆	a pretty story
			câu chuyện thú vị
		☆	a pretty song
			bài hát hay hay
		☆	a pretty scenery
			cảnh đẹp mắt
	■	đẹp, hay, cừ, tốt...
		☆	a pretty wit
			một lời dí dỏm hay
		☆	a very pretty sport
			môn thể thao rất tốt, môn thể thao rất hay
	■	(mỉa mai) hay gớm, hay ho gớm; không dễ chịu, không thú vị
		☆	that is a pretty business
			việc hay ho gớm
		☆	a pretty mess you have made!
			anh làm được cái việc hay ho gớm!
	■	(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lớn, kha khá
		☆	to earn a pretty sum
			kiếm được món tiền kha khá
	■	(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) dũng cảm, gan dạ; cường tráng, mạnh mẽ
		☆	a pretty dellow
			một người dũng cảm
	〆	a pretty penny
		✓	nhiều tiền
	〆	not just a pretty face
		✓	không phải chỉ là người hấp dẫn bề ngoài mà còn những đức tính, khả năng khác
※	danh từ
	■	dùng để âu yếm người mình yêu thích
		☆	my pretty
			con nhỏ của tôi, bé xinh của mẹ
	■	(số nhiều) đồ xinh xắn, đồ trang hoàng xinh xinh
※	phó từ
	■	khá, vừa phải
		☆	pretty good
			khá tốt
		☆	pretty hot
			khá nóng
	〆	pretty much/nearly/well
		✓	hầu như, gần như
			☆	that is pretty much the same thing
				cái đó thì hầu như cũng như vậy thôi (chắng khác gì)
	〆	sitting pretty
		✓	(thông tục) gặp may

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reasonably, moderately, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unreasonably, immoderately