almost

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

bijna

vrijwel

haast

bijkans

zo goed als

schier

nagenoeg

welhaast

zowat

allermeest

binnenkort

🔜

praktisch

spoedig

weldra

🔜

hoegenaamd

Synoniemen

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

Met koppelteken als

al‧most

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: almost

Overgenomen van Oudengels: eallmǣst

In summary

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

Zinnen

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Bijna elk concert was destijds uitverkocht.

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

Het ding zelf was bijna volledig begraven in zand.

I have lived in Finland for almost ten years .

Ik heb bijna tien jaar in Finland gewoond.

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

"Je bent bijna aan het einde van je reis", zei de Alchemist.

The children were almost tyrannical .

De kinderen waren bijna tiranniek.

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

In tegenstelling tot veel games bevat "Rez" bijna geen geluidseffecten of gesproken dialoog.