かれこれ

かれこれ 1 【およそ 】【約 】about, ｟米話 ｠ around, some ; 【ほとんど 】almost, nearly .▸ かれこれ10年間 for about [some, almost ] ten years .▸ かれこれ10時だ It is nearly [almost ] ten o'clock .【近づいている 】It is getting on toward [｟主に英 ｠ for ] ten o'clock .2 【あれやこれや 】this and [or ] that, ｟話 ｠ one thing and another .▸ かれこれ話す talk about this and that .▸ かれこれしているうちに戦争が起こった In the meantime [Meanwhile ] the war broke out .