almost

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Adv

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

Hevwate

nearly

about

near

approximately

practically

closely

virtually

close to

all but

just about

mostly

nigh

roughly

well-nigh

very nearly

soon

🔜

should have

barely

close

not quite

as good as

most

about to

shortly

give or take

around

equally

now

much

hardly

maybe

narrowly

sort of

just

more or less

next to

not far

only

on the verge

perhaps

point

previously

probably

quasi

recently

resembling

scarcely

short

some

superficially

then

thereabout

thereabouts

threatening

time

⌚

start with

used to

verge

well

within

close on

just enough

let fall

on the point of

on the verge of

very soon

in imminent danger of

nine parts

nine percent

-ish

anear

general outline

lechwe

near-hand

nighly

well nigh

nearly approaching a goal

as near as makes no difference

coming on

acceptable

alike

all right

although

and

anyway

approximate

at last

average

become

brief

briefly

by now

condescend

cunning

even

exactly

false

first

1st

formerly

hand down

handily

hang down

imminent

imminently

in a way

in general

intimately

kind of

look for

mainly

many

marginally

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek

al‧most

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: almost

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: eallmǣst

In summary

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

Hevok

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Hema hema her konser yekcar hate firotin.

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

Tişta bixwe hema hema bi tevahî di sandê de hate veşartin.

I have lived in Finland for almost ten years .

Ez hema hema deh salan li Fînlandayê dijîm.

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

"Hûn hema hema di dawiya rêwîtiya we de ne," got alchemist.

The children were almost tyrannical .

Zarok hema hema zordar bûn.

Unlike many games , " Rez " contains almost no sound effects or spoken dialogue .

Berevajî gelek lîstokan, "rez" hema hema bandorên deng an danûstendina axaftinê tune.