adverbprepositionpreposition
environ
about
Cela veut dire à peu près une certaine quantité ou une certaine durée.
Definition & meaning
The word environ functions as an adverb and a preposition in French.
- Approximately / About: Used to indicate an estimation of a quantity, time, or distance. For example: "Il y a environ dix personnes" (There are about ten people).
- Around / Round about: Used to denote a location or space in a vague manner, though this usage is less common in modern French compared to the preposition autour de .
Grammar & Word origin
- Grammar: It is an invariable word, meaning it does not change its form regardless of the number or gender of the elements in the sentence.
- Origin: The word is derived from the Old French environ (meaning "in a circle" or "around"), which comes from the combination of the prefix en- (in) and the word viron (a circuit or turn), related to the verb virer (to turn).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Examples
Il y a environ dix personnes ici.adverb
There are about ten people here.
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