In a Smattering Meaning?

A smattering is a small but inexact amount of something. If you know a smattering of things about Australia, then you don't know much. A smattering is a small amount of something, but it's hard to say how much.

How do you use smattering in a sentence?

Smattering Sentence Examples
  1. He spoke a smattering of words she didn't understand.
  2. At odd hours of lessons she picked up a smattering of Latin, music and natural science, but most days were holidays and spent in country rambles and games with village children.

What does having a smattering of something mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhave a smattering of somethinghave a smattering of something to have a small amount of knowledge about a subject, especially a foreign language → smattering.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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