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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    used for saying that something is not completely true or exactly right: When asked whether this was make or break he replied, "ish." "You drink about a bottle of wine a day?" someone said. "Ish," he answered. More examplesFewer examples. And asked if he was happy with his performance in the game, he paused for a moment and said: "Ish."

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  3. www.busuu.com › en › englishWhat does -Ish Mean & How You Can Use It - Busuu

    Jan 4, 2024 · “-ish” is one of the most flexible and useful (in casual communication) suffixes in English. You can use it to connect people or things to culture and countries, to describe characteristics, to modify adjectives, and to be vague about time, age, and quantity.

  4. fluentslang.com › ish-meaningWhat Does Ish Mean? - Meaning, Uses and More - FluentSlang

    Sep 19, 2023 · What Does Ish Mean? The term ish is a slang term that is used to mean “kind of” or “sort of.” It is often used at the end of a sentence to indicate a sense of vagueness or approximation. For example, someone might say “I’ll be there at eightish” to mean approximately 8 o’clock.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › ish-and-y-ish and -y - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

    We commonly use the suffix -ish when we refer to numbers, times and quantities: Ok, I’ll come and collect you from your house at sevenish. A: How old do you think he is? B: Fortyish. Possibly older. We can add -ish to adjectives, adverbs and prepositions: A: Is he tall, her new boyfriend? B: Well, tallish. A: Is it far from the supermarket? B:

  6. speakspeak.com › vocabulary-articles › how-to-use-ishHow to use -ish - Speakspeak

    Nov 3, 2022 · Using -ish to describe people. If a person is quite tall, we can say they are ‘tallish’. If they’re quite young, we can say ‘youngish’. She’s tallish, with longish dark hair. Here’s a short video in a tweet from BBC Learning English with some examples of how we use – ish: Have you heard someone say ‘ish’? Do you know why we use it?

  7. worldenglishblog.com › english-suffix-ishYour complete guide to the Suffix -ISH ... - World English Blog

    Oct 18, 2022 · The SUFFIX -ish means *like, or with the quality of: like a fool – foolish / having good style – stylish.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › ish-ISH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    -ish definition: (used to modify or moderate something previously stated or as a vague reply to a question) somewhat; in a way; not exactly. See examples of -ISH used in a sentence.