almost

(Αγγλικός)

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.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: almost

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: eallmǣst

In summary

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

Έννοιες

σχεδόν

παραλίγο

Συνώνυμα

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

Μεταφράσεις

fast

casi

presque

quasi

bijna

quase

beinahe

prawie

quasi

vrijwel

nahezu

fere

haast

quasiment

gairebé

Προτάσεις

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Σχεδόν κάθε συναυλία πωλήθηκε εκείνη τη στιγμή.

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

Το ίδιο το πράγμα ήταν σχεδόν εντελώς θαμμένο στην άμμο.

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

"Είστε σχεδόν στο τέλος του ταξιδιού σας", δήλωσε ο αλχημιστής.

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

Αυτό είναι σχεδόν εκατό δολάρια την εβδομάδα!

The children were almost tyrannical .

Τα παιδιά ήταν σχεδόν τυραννικά.

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

Το μείγμα πήρε ένα κοκκινωπό χρώμα, σχεδόν το χρώμα του αίματος.