almost

(Engels)

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.

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.

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

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

Vertalingen

fast

casi

presque

quasi

quase

beinahe

σχεδόν

prawie

quasi

nahezu

fere

paene

gairebé

pressoché

quasiment

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.

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

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

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

Dat is bijna honderd dollar per week!

The children were almost tyrannical .

De kinderen waren bijna tiranniek.

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

Het mengsel nam een ​​roodachtige kleur, bijna de kleur van bloed.