Meanings

1. adverbroughly; approximately; round about; more or less
2. adverbcursorily; briefly; quickly; lightly; roughly

Examples

• 彼の本にざっと目を通した。

  I dipped into his book.

• その書類をざっと見て下さい。

  Look over the papers, please.

• 父は新聞にざっと目をとおした。

  Father ran through the paper.

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