almost

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

fast

beinahe

nahezu

schier

beinah

ungefähr

meist

bald

🔜

ziemlich

etwa

praktisch

so gut wie

ums Haar

neun Zehntel

fast ganz

als ob

nachgerade

annähernd

demnächst

🔜

falsch

fast alle

geradezu

größtenteils

nächstens

nahe

unecht

im Großen und Ganzen

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

casi

presque

quasi

bijna

quase

σχεδόν

quasi

vrijwel

fere

haast

quasi

gairebé

pressoché

paene

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: almost

Geerbt von Altenglisch: eallmǣst

In summary

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

Sätze

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Fast jedes einzelne Konzert war zu dieser Zeit ausverkauft.

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

Das Ding selbst wurde fast ausschließlich in Sand begraben.

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

"Sie sind fast am Ende Ihrer Reise", sagte der Alchemist.

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

Das sind fast hundert Dollar pro Woche!

The children were almost tyrannical .

Die Kinder waren fast tyrannisch.

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

Die Mischung nahm eine rötliche Farbe an, fast die Blutfarbe.