Examples of ballpark in a Sentence Noun hit a home run out of the ballpark Adjective We don’t know exactly how many people live in this city, but a ballpark figure would be about two million.

Ballpark is an American word from the late 1800s, originally a shortened form of baseball park.

A ballpark figure is a rough numerical estimate or approximation of the value of something that is otherwise unknown. Ballpark figures are commonly used by accountants, salespersons, and other professionals to estimate current or future results.

The origin of this phrase comes from how a commentator would give an estimate of the number of audiences by just looking around. Speculated to have started in America through baseball but it is now a popular way of speaking throughout the world.

A “ballpark” is a rough estimate. In other words, it’s a guess about an amount that’s close to the correct number, but not exact. If two locations are within the same ball park, then they’re not exactly close to each other, but they’re not too far away either. …

To initiate a discussion about something with someone, often regarding a problem or complaint. A noun or pronoun can be used between “take” and “up.” We’ll take up the issue with the directors at the next board meeting.

transitive verb. 1 : to take by choice into a relationship especially : to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one’s own child. 2 : to take up and practice or use adopted a moderate tone. 3 : to accept formally and put into effect adopt a constitutional amendment.

1 : in a state in which people communicate with each other especially by calling or writing to each other We kept/stayed in touch after college.

noun. a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane. a taking off from a starting point, as in beginning a race. the place or point at which a person or thing takes off.

Who is Takeoff’s girlfriend? To public knowledge, Takeoff isn’t publicly dating anyone right now. He hasn’t posted any women on his social media or announced that he is in a relationship with anybody. The rapper has previously been romantically linked to rapper Dream Doll, singer Rubi Rose and Lakeya Darshay.

1 : an act or process of one that lands especially : a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight. 2 : a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo. 3 : a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)

Take off = to leave the ground and begin to fly (intransitive) This phrasal verb is most commonly associated with planes (or aircraft) and how they become airborne. It can also be used when someone jumps and leaves the ground or when a bird or insects launches itself into the air.

1to build something or put something somewhere The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city. to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use She set up her stereo in her bedroom. to arrange for something to happen I’ve set up a meeting for Friday.

In English traditional grammar, a phrasal verb is the combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories – a verb and a particle, such as an adverb or a preposition – to form a single semantic unit on a lexical or syntactic level. Examples: turn down, run into, sit up.

to discover that someone has done something wrong He had been cheating on his taxes, but it was years before he was found out.

A frequent ‘start’ phrasal verb in American English is start over. To start over is to begin to do something again, sometimes in a different way. (The British English equivalent is simply ‘start again’.): This is full of errors – we’re going to have to start over.

There are many phrasal verbs of arrived : Turn up. Show up. Get in. Pull in.

A New Word for Retirement – “Arrivement”

(transitive – inseparable) This phrasal verb is used when you want to say that someone looks like (or resembles) an older member of the family, usually their mother or father. This similarity is either of physical appearance, temperament, a habit or general characteristic of that older family member or relative.

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28	»set upon v. & exp.assault, abuse, action
12	»pounce upon v. & exp.assault, see, harm
9	»fall on exp. & v.surround, bedevil, embarrass
9	»lash out exp. & v.
9	»pounce on v. & exp.argue, confront, assault

to spend time with someone, especially talking socially Come and visit with me some time.

Answer: Best phrasal verb synonyms for ‘failed’ are ‘fall through’, ‘packed up’ and ‘fall short of’.

fall on someone

We have evidence for fall, as the name of the third season of the year, in the 1500s. It appears to come from the notion of the falling of the leaves during this time of year, when deciduous trees shed their leaves. Like harvest, fall is found in Old English, from Germanic roots, and its sense largely stayed the same.

transitive verb. 1a : to cut, knock, or bring down fell a tree. b : kill Her father was felled by a heart attack. 2 : to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong side.

: one sees or notices Her eyes fell on a photograph she hadn’t noticed before.

1 : to go from place to place in search of work or profit strolling players strolling musicians. 2 : to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble. transitive verb. : to walk at leisure along or about.

To benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall,‎ up.

1 : torn into shreds : ragged a tattered flag. 2a : broken down : dilapidated decaying houses along tattered paved streets— P. B. Martin. b : being in a shattered condition led their tattered party to victory.

1a : violently hostile or aggressive in temperament a fierce tiger. b : given to fighting or killing : pugnacious fierce fighters. 2a : marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence a fierce argument.