pretty (adjective)
You use "pretty" before an adjective to show how much of that quality something has.
"Pretty ___" is somewhere between "kind of " and "really". It basically means "a little more than you expected". For example:
This soup is actually pretty good.
I think I have a pretty good shot at getting the job.
That song is pretty catchy.
This phrase appears in these lessons:
- “I felt pretty confident going in.”
- “It's good stuff. Organic, no artificial flavors or preservatives... and it's pretty tasty!”
- “It's pretty catchy.”
- “She's pretty awesome.”
- “The number of companies that are willing to sponsor a visa is pretty limited.”
- “Wow, this is actually pretty good.”
- “You have pretty obscure taste in music.”
- “I'll warn you - It's still pretty damp.”
- “Today is a pretty big day for you, huh?”
- “It was pretty uneventful.”
- “They set a pretty high bar for me.”
- “I feel pretty good about my performance overall.”
- “I bet the meeting this afternoon'll be pretty short since David's out.”
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