Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
This gun is designed for one purpose–it’s ~ to kill people...
Basically I think he would be someone who complemented me in terms of character.
ADV: ADV with cl/group emphasis
2.
You use ~ to show that you are describing a situation in a simple, general way, and that you are not concerned with less important details.
Basically you’ve got two choices...
It’s ~ a vegan diet...
ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v