凡そ (Oyoso) is a Japanese adverb meaning “about, roughly, approximately, generally”.
Meanings
- adverbabout; roughly; approximately
- adverbgenerally; on the whole; as a rule
- adverbcompletely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
- noun, adjectival nounoutline; gist
Examples
およそ２週間で。
In about two weeks.
仕事はおよそ終わった。
My work is almost finished.
私はおよそ５０ドル払った。
I paid a matter of fifty dollars.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).