27 January 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

Pretty....

Pretty has many different meaning depending on how it is used.

  • Adjective

  • Adverb

  • Verb

  • Noun




Adverb: as an Adverb it means moderately or fairly



  • His work was pretty good



Adjective: as an adjective pretty means attractive

  • She is really pretty

  • The flowers are really pretty


Verb: to make pretty or attractive

  • She prettied up the room


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