almost

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Very close to, but not quite.
2. (not-comparable) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
3. (not-comparable) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

Noun

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Conceptes

quasi

gairebé

pràcticament

casi

virtualment

Sinònims

nearly

about

near

approximately

practically

closely

virtually

close to

all but

just about

nigh

mostly

roughly

well-nigh

close

should have

very nearly

soon

🔜

barely

not quite

as good as

about to

most

shortly

equally

just

sort of

around

now

hardly

much

give or take

narrowly

maybe

formerly

first

1st

average

false

exactly

at last

although

even

more or less

marginally

cunning

condescend

all right

many

mainly

look for

Traduccions

fast

casi

quasi

presque

bijna

beinahe

quase

σχεδόν

nahezu

vrijwel

fere

haast

quasi

quasiment

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: almost

Heretat de anglès antic: eallmǣst

In summary

From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

Frases

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

" You are almost at the end of your journey ," said the alchemist .

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

The children were almost tyrannical .

The mixture took on a reddish color , almost the color of blood .